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弗雷德里克·巴斯夏:经济诡辩·摘录 301
弗雷德里克·巴斯夏《经济诡辩》· Economic Sophisms · 投资
Free labour directed to the production of sugar will lower its price more and more, and slave property will become less and less valuable to the owners. Slavery would long since have gone down of its own accord in America, if in Europe our laws had not raised the price of sugar artificially. It is for this reason that we see the masters, their creditors, and their delegates working actively to maintain these laws, which are at present the pillars of the edifice.
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定位:Excerpt 301 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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巴斯夏认为,自由劳动生产蔗糖会把糖价越压越低,奴隶财产对主人也就越来越不值钱,奴隶制本会在美洲自行衰落。可欧洲的法律人为抬高糖价,等于给奴隶制输血,让它苟延残喘。所以奴隶主、他们的债主和代理人都在积极维护这些法律,因为法律成了这座奴隶制大厦的支柱。这提醒我们:看似道德问题的背后常有经济机制。要废除一种恶制,与其只谴责,不如取消那些让它有利可图的政策,让市场力量自然削弱它。
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19世纪欧洲对殖民地糖实行保护性关税,巴斯夏指出这种政策间接支撑了奴隶制。
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