Frederic Bastiat

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Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.

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lzj 12 years, 7 months ago
I don't agree with the idea but I like the way it's said. Life, liberty and property are pure products of Laws and human rules. Only if we don't own them that they become really valuable.

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