English· 7:16:09· 12 chapters
Bastiat asserted that the only purpose of government is to defend the right of an individual to life, liberty, and property. From this definition, Bastiat concluded that the law cannot defend life, liberty and property if it promotes socialist policies inherently opposed to these very things. In this way, he says, the law is perverted and turned against the thing it is supposed to defend. (Introduction by Wikipedia)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - Capital and Interest Part 1
35:00 - Chapter 2
02 - Capital and Interest Part 2
27:23 - Chapter 3
03 - Capital and Interest Part 3
27:20 - Chapter 4
04 - That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen Part 1
26:31 - Chapter 5
05 - That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen Part 2
34:16 - Chapter 6
06 - That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen Part 3
34:24 - Chapter 7
07 - That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen Part 4
31:55 - Chapter 8
08 - Government
30:44 - Chapter 9
09 - What is Money?
1:06:17 - Chapter 10
10 - The Law Part 1
37:00 - Chapter 11
11 - The Law Part 2
40:16 - Chapter 12
12 - The Law Part 3
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