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The Law

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The Law

By: Frédéric Bastiat
Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
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First published as a pamphlet in 1850 in response to the socialist-communist plans and ideas being adopted in France at that time, The Law remains equally relevant today, as the same ideas are now sweeping America.

Public Domain (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc
Classics Law Political Science Politics & Government United States World Socialism
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Bastiat lays out the go-to refutation of vanilla socialism.

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This is a brilliant primer on the nature of government, the foolishness of collectivism and how human rights should be central to every human.

Brilliant primer on government and rights

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