"The Law," "The State," and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850

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“The Law,” “The State,” and Other Political Writings, 1843–1850 The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat Jacques de Guenin, General Editor The Man and the Statesman: The Correspondence and Articles on Politics “The Law,” “The State,” and Other Political Writings, 1843–1850 Economic Sophisms and “What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen” Miscellaneous Works on Economics: From “Jacques-Bonhomme” to Le Journal des Économistes Economic Harmonies The Struggle Against Protectionism: The English and French Free-Trade Movements “The Law,” “The State,” and Other Political Writings, 1843–1850  frédéric bastiat Jacques de Guenin, General Editor Translated from the French by Jane Willems and Michel Willems with an introduction by Pascal Salin Annotations and Glossaries by Jacques de Guenin, Jean-Claude Paul-Dejean, and David M. Hart Translation Editor Dennis O’Keeffe Academic Editor David M. Hart Liberty Fund Indianapolis This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a foundation established to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motif for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word “freedom” (amagi), or “liberty.” It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 b.c. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.© 2012 by Liberty Fund, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover art: Image of the village of Mugron, France, the town where Bastiat spent most of his adult life, from a postcard at www.communes.com/www.notrefamille.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bastiat, Frédéric, 1801–1850. [Selections. English. 2012] The Law, the State, and other political writings, 1843–1850 / Frédéric Bastiat; Jacques de Guenin, general editor; translated from the French by Jane Willems and Michel Willems; with an introduction by Pascal Salin; annotations and glossaries by Jacques de Guenin and David M. Hart; translation editor Dennis O’Keeffe. p. cm. — (Collected works of Frédéric Bastiat) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-86597-829-4 (hbk.: alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-86597-830-0 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Economics. 2. Law. 3. Property. 4. France—Politics and government—1830–1848. 5. France—Politics and government—1848–1852. I. Guenin, Jacques de. II. Title. hb105.b3a25 2012 330—dc23 2012010907 Liberty Fund, Inc. 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1684 ...