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Frédéric Bastiat
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Born | 1801-06-29 Bayonne, France |
Died | 24 December 1850 (Age 49) Rome, Papal States |
Cause of death | tuberculosis |
Nationality | France |
Frédéric Bastiat was a French economist.
Quotes by Frédéric Bastiat
Page | Quote | Date | Source |
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Kleptocracy | “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.” | ||
Nation state | “The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else.” | 1849 | L'Etat |
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