J. V. Bruni and Company
1528 North Tejon Street
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907
(719) 575-9880 or (800) 748-3409
J. V. Bruni and Company1528 North Tejon Street Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 (719) 575-9880 or (800) 748-3409
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The Law,
by Frederic Bastiat.  The study of economics used to be
termed the study of "political economy." Bastiat was a nineteenth
century French farmer, political economist, philosopher and lawmaker.
This short classic, written just after the French Revolution, is a
timeless work on how ostensibly democratic political methods have often
been used to effect "legal plunder." Bastiat argues that just laws are
those that protect our natural rights--such as those described in the
U.S. Declaration of Independence--whereas unjust laws limit choices and
burden an economy. (Accordingly, during the first half of the 1800s he
argued forcefully for the abolition of slavery.) If you think that
market economies lack a moral dimension, with their emphasis on
competition and advancement, then you should read this profound book.
Though over 150 years old and less than 100 pages in length, it is one
of the most articulate and influential works ever written. |
"A great prophet of liberty, the free society, and the free market." Vaclav Klaus
"The most brilliant economic journalist who ever lived." Joseph Schumpeter
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