You must see, then, that the socialist democrats cannot in conscience allow men any liberty, because, by their own nature, they tend in every instanc… - Frédéric Bastiat
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You must see, then, that the socialist democrats cannot in conscience allow men any liberty, because, by their own nature, they tend in every instance to all kinds of degradation and demoralization.
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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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Claude Frédéric Bastiat
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Frederic Bastiat
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