Title page from The Best of Bastiat 2.3: The Law

Part of: The Best of Bastiat The Best of Bastiat 2.3: The Law

The Best of Bastiat (BOB) is a collection of some of the best material in Liberty Fund’s 6 volume edition of The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat (2011-). They are chapter length extracts and have been edited as pamphlets for easier distribution. This is one of his best known pamphlets on the nature of law, individual rights, and the legitimate power of the state.