Category Archives: Law

Plunder

Posted on 30 July, 2012 by

“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” Frédéric Bastiat

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Life, liberty and property

Posted on 20 July, 2012 by

“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 cause men to make laws in the first place”. Frédéric Bastiat

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Bastiat on the use of force

Posted on 9 July, 2012 by

“Since an individual cannot lawfully use force against the person, liberty, or property of another individual, then the common force -for the same reason- cannot lawfully be used to destroy the person, liberty, or property of individuals or groups”. Frédéric … Continue reading →

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Corporations…. government… the truth about both

Posted on 18 March, 2012 by

The scary truth.  Let’s wake up!

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What’s going on in the US?

Posted on 6 September, 2011 by

I read every week about new cases of police brutality in the United States.  Several times per week actually. Elderly people, families with babies, abuses for no reason… it looks like some kind of madness has taken over the police … Continue reading →

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The Seductive Lure of Socialism

Posted on 2 September, 2011 by

“Here I encounter the most popular fallacy of our times. It is not considered sufficient that the law should be just; it must be philanthropic. Nor is it sufficient that the law should guarantee to every citizen the free and … Continue reading →

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The Proper Function of the Law

Posted on 27 August, 2011 by

“And, in all sincerity, can anything more than the absence of plunder be required of the law? Can the law — which necessarily requires the use of force — rationally be used for anything except protecting the rights of everyone? … Continue reading →

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The Choice Before Us

Posted on 22 August, 2011 by

“This question of legal plunder must be settled once and for all, and there are only three ways to settle it: The few plunder the many. Everybody plunders everybody. Nobody plunders anybody. We must make our choice among limited plunder, … Continue reading →

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Socialism Is Legal Plunder

Posted on 6 August, 2011 by

“Mr. de Montalembert has been accused of desiring to fight socialism by the use of brute force. He ought to be exonerated from this accusation, for he has plainly said: “The war that we must fight against socialism must be … Continue reading →

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Legal Plunder Has Many Names

Posted on 31 July, 2011 by

“Now, legal plunder can be committed in an infinite number of ways. Thus we have an infinite number of plans for organizing it: tariffs, protection, benefits, subsidies, encouragements, progressive taxation, public schools, guaranteed jobs, guaranteed profits, minimum wages, a right … Continue reading →

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