From Chapter IX of The Bastiat Collection: Volume II : “Harmonies of Political Economy (Book Two)”. Pages 481-505 in the text. Narrated by Brannon King.
“The Candlemakers’ Petition” is a well known satire of protectionism written and published in 1845, as part of Bastiat’s Economic Sophisms . This audio essay is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov,
When we disapprove of government support, we are supposed to disapprove of the thing itself whose support is discussed. Actually we desire to see those activities seeking their own reward, writes Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov
[From “That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen,” included in The Bastiat Collection .] “Neither industry in general, nor the sum total of national labor, is affected, whether windows are broken or not.” Have you ever witnessed the anger of the good shopkeeper, James B., when his careless son happened to break a square of glass? If you have
[From “That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen,” included in The Bastiat Collection .] Have you never chanced to hear it said, “There is no better investment than taxes. Only see what a number of families it maintains, and consider how it reacts upon industry: it is an inexhaustible stream, it is life itself.” In order to combat this
“When a farmer borrows fifty francs to buy a plow, it is not, in reality, the fifty francs which are lent to him, but the plow; and when a merchant borrows 20,000 francs to purchase a house, it is not the 20,000 francs which he owes, but the house. Money only appears for the sake of facilitating the arrangements between the parties.” In all times,
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