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The Law, by Frédéric Bastiat


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2019 Apr 7, 10:48am   585 views  2 comments

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http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html

Published in 1850 in France. Too long to suitably quote, but short enough to read in an hour.

The idea is this: the function of the law is simply to ensure justice, nothing more. The worst abominations are to use the law to ensure private profits, or to take away legitimately earned money from one and give it to another who did not earn it.

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1   Ceffer   2019 Apr 7, 11:59am  

"Thus it is easy to understand how law, instead of checking injustice, becomes the invincible weapon of injustice. It is easy to understand why the law is used by the legislator to destroy in varying degrees among the rest of the people, their personal independence by slavery, their liberty by oppression, and their property by plunder. This is done for the benefit of the person who makes the law, and in proportion to the power that he holds."

Pretty much the status of our legal system. The legal system is an organ of the State, and the purpose of the State is to draw power and resources from the people and give back as little as possible, accruing power to the few who control it.

Throw in the lottery system to keep it crass and fake populist.
2   Patrick   2019 Apr 7, 2:39pm  

Good summary @Ceffer

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