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The Lawby Frederic BastiatTranslated from the French by Dean RussellForeword by Walter E. WilliamsIntroduction by Richard EbelingAfterword by Sheldon RichmanFoundation for Economic EducationIrvington-on-Hudson, New 6/8/2004 2:17 PM Page iThe LawCopyright 1998 by the Foundation for Economic EducationAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted inany form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permis-sion in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote briefpassages in a for Economic Education30 South BroadwayIrvington-on-Hudson, NY 10533(914) 591-7230 Publisher s Cataloging in Publication(Prepared by Quality Books, Inc.)
Bastiat was an optimist who thought that eloquent argu-ments in defense of liberty might save the day; but history is not on his side. Mankind’s history is one of systematic, arbitrary abuse and control by the elite acting privately, through the church, but mostly through government. It is a tragic history
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