1413: Frederic Bastiat – The Law Defends Plunder

Sometimes the law defends plunder and participates in it. Sometimes the law places the whole apparatus of judges, police, prisons, and gendarmes at the service of the plunderers, and treats the victim — when he defends himself — as a criminal. —Frederic BastiatDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.34MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 247KB
Sometimes the law defends plunder and participates in it. Sometimes the law places the whole apparatus of judges, police, prisons, and gendarmes at the service of the plunderers, and treats the victim — when he defends himself — as a criminal. —Frederic BastiatDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.26MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 297KB

Sometimes the law defends plunder and participates in it. Sometimes the law places the whole apparatus of judges, police, prisons, and gendarmes at the service of the plunderers, and treats the victim — when he defends himself — as a criminal. —Frederic Bastiat