The Law

Frédéric Bastiat wrote a book titled The Law (La Loi) in 1850. "Each of us has an inherent right - from God - to protect his person," writes Bastiat in The Law. To protect this right, the State "substitutes a common force for individual forces." When the rights of the person are violated, the law is twisted. when it violates one's ability to protect oneself from attempts by others to pass legislat...