1005: Frederic Bastiat – Natural Tendencies of Mankind

If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of government are always good? Do they not also belong to the human race? are they made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind? —Frederic BastiatDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 546KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 445KB
If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of government are always good? Do they not also belong to the human race? are they made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind? —Frederic BastiatDownload Print Quality (7680×7680) 1.06MB  |  Normal Quality (3840×3840) 658KB
If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of government are always good? Do they not also belong to the human race? are they made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind? —Frederic Bastiat