| The Law by Frederic Bastiat |
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| Editorial Reviews
Congressman Dick Armey Full of truths that are not merely relevant, but are absolutely vital to our future. Andrea Millen Rich, Laissez Faire Books No work before or since has made such a compelling case for freedom. Bastiat's message will influence students of liberty for years to come. A reader from Redford Township, Michigan, United States This famous treatise on the law was written by the French economist, statesman and author Frederic Bastiat in 1850. It was written and published as a pamphlet to combat the rising tide of socialism which was spreading throughout Europe at that time (the Communist Manifesto was written in 1848). Mr. Bastiat analyzes the humanistic concepts & harmful results of socialism, and shows what the law really is and how it benefits society. The Law was once used as a text book to explain the principles of law, justice, politics and economics. It is as timely today as it was in 1850, because the same socialist-communist ideas and plans that were adopted in France are now sweeping America, and are again trying to supplant the true law. |