Todo el mundo quiere vivir a expensas del Estado, y se olvi… - Frédéric Bastiat

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Todo el mundo quiere vivir a expensas del Estado, y se olvida de que el Estado vive a expensas de todo el mundo.

Frédéric Bastiat

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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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