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Frédéric Bastiat:Economic Sophisms, Excerpt 312

Frédéric Bastiat《Economic Sophisms》· Economic Sophisms · Investing

Now it is the tendency of all men to see through the small end of the telescope the services which they render, and through the large end the services which they receive. In private transactions, then, we should be led a fine dance, if we were without the security afforded by _a price freely and openly bargained for_.

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Locator:Excerpt 312 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Short excerpt

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

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