One of the strangest phenomena of our time, and one that will probably be a matter of astonishment to our descendants, is the doctrine which is found… - Frédéric Bastiat

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One of the strangest phenomena of our time, and one that will probably be a matter of astonishment to our descendants, is the doctrine which is founded upon this triple hypothesis: the radical passiveness of mankind, — the omnipotence of the law, — the infallibility of the legislator: this is the sacred symbol of the party that proclaims itself exclusively democratic.