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A Treatise on Man's Law, Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850)

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A Treatise on Man's Law, Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850)

The Book and Author

The Law, first published as a pamphlet in June, 1850, is already more than a hundred years old. And because its truths are eternal, it will still be read when another century has passed. Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850) was a French economist, statesman, and author. He did most of his writing during the years just before - and immediately following - the Revolution of February 1848. This was the period when France was rapidly turning to complete socialism. As a Deputy to the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Bastiat was studying and explaining each socialist fallacy as it appeared. And he explained how socialism must inevitably degenerate into communism. But most of his countrymen chose to ignore his logic.

The Law is here presented again because the same situation exists in America today as in the France of 1848. The same socialist-communist ideas and plans that were then adopted in France are now sweeping America. The explanations and arguments then advanced against socialism by Mr. Bastiat are - word for word - equally valid today. His ideas deserve a serious hearing.

Contents:

The Translation
Plunder Violates Ownership
The Error of the Socialist Writers
Life Is a Gift from God
Three Systems of Plunder
What Is Liberty?
What Is Law?
Law Is Force
Philanthropic Tyranny
A Just and Enduring Government
Law Is a Negative Concept
The Socialists Want Dictatorship
The Complete Perversion of the Law
The Political Approach
Dictatorial Arrogance
A Fatal Tendency of Mankind
The Law and Charity
The Indirect Approach to Despotism
Property and Plunder
The Law and Education
Napoleon Wanted Passive Mankind
Victims of Lawful Plunder
The Law and Morals
The Vicious Circle of Socialism
The Results of Legal Plunder
A Confusion of Terms
The Doctrine of the Democrats
The Fate of Non-Conformists
The Influence of Socialist Writers
The Socialist Concept of Liberty
Who Shall Judge?
The Socialists Wish to Play God
Socialists Fear All Liberties
The Reason Why Voting Is Restricted
The Socialists Despise Mankind
The Superman Idea
The Answer Is to Restrict the Law
A Defense of Compulsory Labor
The Socialists Reject Free Choice
The Fatal Idea of Legal Plunder
A Defense of Paternal Government
The Cause of French Revolutions
Perverted Law Causes Conflict
The Idea of Passive Mankind
The Enormous Power of Government
Slavery and Tariffs Are Plunder
Socialists Ignore Reason and Facts
Politics and Economics
Two Kinds of Plunder
Socialists Want to Regiment People
Proper Legislative Functions
The Law Defends Plunder
A Famous Name and an Evil Idea
Law and Charity Are Not the Same
How to Identify Legal Plunder
A Frightful Idea
The High Road to Communism
Legal Plunder Has Many Names
The Leader of the Democrats
The Basis for Stable Government
Socialism Is Legal Plunder
Socialists Want Forced Conformity
Justice Means Equal Rights
The Choice Before Us
Legislators Desire to Mold Mankind
The Path to Dignity and Progress
The Proper Function of the Law
Legislators Told How to Manage Men
Proof of an Idea
The Seductive Lure of Socialism
A Temporary Dictatorship
The Desire to Rule Over Others
Enforced Fraternity Destroys Liberty
Socialists Want Equality of Wealth
Let Us Now Try Liberty

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