I wish someone would offer a prize — not of a hundred franc… - Frédéric Bastiat

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I wish someone would offer a prize — not of a hundred francs, but of a million, with crowns, medals and ribbons — for a good, simple and intelligible definition of the word “Government.” What an immense service it would confer on society!

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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