Title page from Economic Sophisms (FEE ed.)

Economic Sophisms (FEE ed.)

The Foundation for Economic Education’s translation of Bastiat’s series of short essays in which he tries to correct common misunderstandings about the free market.

Key Quotes

Liberty

[The King] “… Is this all?” [[Utopian Prime Minister] “I have scarcely begun.” “I beg you, let me into your other Utopian plans.” “I have lost 60 million on salt and the postal services. I have recovered them on Customs duties, which have given me something even more precious.” “And what is that,…