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Frédéric Bastiat:Economic Sophisms, Excerpt 320

Frédéric Bastiat《Economic Sophisms》· Economic Sophisms · Investing

If the nation is generous, government undertakes to cure all the ills of humanity; to revive trade, to make agriculture flourish, to develop manufactures, encourage arts and learning, extirpate poverty, etc., etc. All that requires to be done is to create offices, and pay functionaries.

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Locator:Excerpt 320 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Short excerpt

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