Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough.
Frederic BastiatEach of us has a natural right, from God, to defend his person, his liberty, and his property.
Frederic BastiatIn war, the stronger overcomes the weaker. In business, the stronger imparts strength to the weaker.
Frederic BastiatThere is not a tool, an implement, or a machine that has not resulted in a decrease in the contribution of human labor. Labor is not made permanently idle [though]; when replaced in one special category... it turns its attack against other obstacles on the main road to progress.
Frederic Bastiat