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Bastiat was a great economist who also said this in shorthand "The State is a great fiction where everyone tries to live at someone else expense"

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Now I’ve put Bastiat’s essay on Government and his book, “Law,” on my reading list. We’ll talk further I’m sure.

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I've no doubt of that!

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This Bastiat guy seems to have his finger on the pulse of the current situation. He should really run for office. (Absent that impossibility, perhaps more of our ruling class should study his writings.)

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