To take by violence is not to produce, but to destroy. Truly, if taking by violence was producing, this country of ours would be a little richer than… - Frédéric Bastiat

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To take by violence is not to produce, but to destroy. Truly, if taking by violence was producing, this country of ours would be a little richer than she is.

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About Frédéric Bastiat

Frédéric Bastiat (30 June 1801 – 24 December 1850) was an early free-market economist and classical liberal French author.

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Alternative Names: Claude Frédéric Bastiat • Frederic Bastiat
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