Quote by Frederic Bastiat
The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks t

The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else. – Frederic Bastiat

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Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. – Frederic Bastiat

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Government
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And what is liberty, whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes the world? Is it not the union of all liberties – liberty of conscience, of education, of association, of the press, of travel, or labor, or trade? – Frederic Bastiat

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Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism – including, of course, legal despotism? – Frederic Bastiat

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Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain. – Khalil Gibran

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I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict. – Plato

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There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain. – R. D. Laing

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It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously. – Logan P. Smith

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The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it. – Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for excellence, and a belief in our right and our responsiblity to be equal members of society. – Janet Jackson

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I thank Thee first because I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth because it was I who was robbed, and not I who robbed. – Matthew Henry

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In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity. – Adam Schiff

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