Claude Frédéric Bastiat was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly. He was notable for developing the important economic concept of opportunity cost, and for penning the influential Parable of the Broken Window. His ideas have gone on to provide a foundational basis for libertarian and the Austrian schools of thought.
Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism - including, of course, legal despotism? the law
The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else. greatness
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. government
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 views from John Millington Synge
3 views from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats
28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry
27 quotes from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other quotes from Winston Churchill
74 other quotes from Winston Churchill