Try to imagine a form of labor imposed by force, that is not a violation of liberty; a transmission of wealth imposed by force, that is not a violation of property. If you cannot succeed in reconciling this, you are bound to conclude that the law cannot organize labor and industry without organizing injustice.
". . . for almost a century the basic principles on which this civilization was built have been falling into increasing disregard and oblivion." -- Hayek
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Government Organizing Injustice
I'm just now reading Bastiat's "The Law" for the first time. Of course Bastiat puts ideas so well. Just meditate for a while on the following:
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