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Frédéric Bastiat:Economic Sophisms, Excerpt 24

Frédéric Bastiat《Economic Sophisms》· Economic Sophisms · Investing

And what does it matter? Men are not fed on money. They do not clothe themselves with gold, or warm themselves with silver. What matters it whether there is more or less money in the country, if there is more bread on our sideboards, more meat in our larders, more linen in our wardrobes, more firewood in our cellars.

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Locator:Excerpt 24 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Short excerpt

Today's question

Does this passage change one judgment about money or risk today?

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