French Saying Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Laissez-nous faire, laissez-nous passer. Le monde va de lui meme."
"(Let us do, leave us alone. The world runs by itself.)"

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Perhaps the world would run by itself if government would get out of the way. -- jim k, Austin, Tx
In a world where individual sovereigns have representatives, the sovereign does and his representatives have no authority to get in his way. I am not personally familiar with a representative republic, any where in the world that has individual sovereign rights represented. -- Mike, Norwalk
This is one of the best expresion in French about human individual liberty. It's a Pity that this expresion is not followed in France today because of the rule of Socialism. -- Luis, Panama
Another French saying from medieval times I've heard..."Drink the Wine, eat the Bread and let the world be the world." Now if we could just remove the controlling / parasitic nature of a "progressive or Neo-Con" government, this old French saying might be one to live by. :) -- J Carlton, Calgary
Ahhh yes, the French. Try that one on Hitler. -- SCSURFR, L
A good slogan for us Libertarians. -- jim k, austin tx
So true Luis, Panama. -- Ron w13, Or
Mais, OUI !! ;-) -- E Archer, NYC