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Frederic Bastiat Quotes

Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.
Frederic Bastiat

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Type:
Economist Quotes
Category:
French Economist Quotes
Date of Birth:
June 30, 1801
Date of Death:
December 24, 1850
Nationality:
French
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