But when the law, by means of its necessary agent, force, imposes upon men a regulation of labor, a method or a subject of education, a religious faith or creed — then the law is no longer negative; it acts positively upon people. It substitutes the will of the legislator for their own wills; the initiative of the legislator of their own initiatives. When this happens, the people no longer need to discuss, to compare, to plan ahead; the law does all this for them. Intelligence becomes a useless prop for the people; they cease to be men; they lose their personality, their liberty, their property.
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493 sats \ 0 replies \ @pillar 14 Sep 2023
The world can definitely benefit from more Bastiat. It's surprising how little known he is given how awesome and easy to understand his ideas are.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Sep 2023
In addition to this, here is a must watch video.
Please pay attention to what he's explaining.
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