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§ The minds · 1801–1850 · France · Economist
Frédéric Bastiat (minarchist read)
The law and its limits
The state confined to defending rights.
Economic+9
SocialistMarket
Governance−66
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+0
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Read through a minarchist lens, Bastiat's 'The Law' is a founding statement of the night-watchman state: legitimate law defends rights and does nothing more.
social
Classical-liberal moderate.
economic
Free exchange; the law must not become an instrument of plunder.
governance
Government limited to protecting life, liberty and property.
Notable for
- 'The Law'
- Defence of limited legitimate force
- Anti-plunder principle
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