There is, in practice, no such thing as autonomy. Practically, there is only a distinction between responsible and irresponsible dependence.

It came to me that it was possible to be afraid of your own fear, and that such a phenomenon was utterly ridiculous.

Each of us has a natural right, from God, to defend his person, his liberty, and his property.

They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for rich customers than to be invested with monopoly over impoverished customers.

Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism - including, of course, legal despotism?

Frederic Bastiat

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Written By Frederic Bastiat

Written By Frederic Bastiat

Written By Frederic Bastiat

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