Frederic Bastiat Quote

Quote from Frederic Bastiat,

They would be the shepherds over us, their sheep. Certainly such an arrangement presupposes that they are naturally superior to the rest of us. And certainly we are fully justified in demanding from the legislators and organizers proof of this natural superiority.

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Frederic Bastiat (more quotes by Frederic Bastiat or books by/about Frederic Bastiat)

(1801-1850) [Claude Frederic Bastiat] French economist, statesman, and author. He did most of his writing during the years just before -- and immediately following -- the French Revolution of February 1848

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"The Law" by Frederic Bastiat (1850)
<a href=http://libertytree.ca/articles/TheLaw>http://libertytree.ca/articles/TheLaw</a>

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Autocracy, Control, Sovereignty, Subservience, Tyranny

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By:	Frederic Bastiat (more quotes by Frederic Bastiat or books by/about Frederic Bastiat)
	(1801-1850) [Claude Frederic Bastiat] French economist, statesman, and author. He did most of his writing during the years just before -- and immediately following -- the French Revolution of February 1848
Source:	"The Law" by Frederic Bastiat (1850) <a href=http://libertytree.ca/articles/TheLaw>http://libertytree.ca/articles/TheLaw</a>
Categories:	Autocracy, Control, Sovereignty, Subservience, Tyranny
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