When an abuse has once taken root everything is arranged on the assumption of its continuance. - Frédéric Bastiat

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When an abuse has once taken root everything is arranged on the assumption of its continuance.

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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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