Frédéric Bastiat Quote

When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.


Economic sophisms, 2nd series (1848), ch. 1 Physiology of plunder ("Sophismes économiques", 2ème série (1848), chap. 1 "Physiologie de la spoliation"). - Economic Sophisms (1845-1848)


When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes ...

When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes ...

When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes ...

When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes ...