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Online Library of Liberty: Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: the Law, the State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 The Online Library of Liberty A Project Of Liberty Fund, Inc. Frédéric Bastiat, Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 [2012] The Online Library Of Liberty This E-Book (PDF format) is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a private, non-profit, educational foundation established in 1960 to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. 2010 was the 50th anniversary year of the founding of Liberty Fund. It is part of the Online Library of Liberty web site http://oll.libertyfund.org, which was established in 2004 in order to further the educational goals of Liberty Fund, Inc. 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Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 To find out more about Liberty Fund, Inc., or the Online Library of Liberty Project, please contact the Director at [email protected] and visit Liberty Fund's main web site at www.libertyfund.org or the Online Library of Liberty at oll.libertyfund.org. LIBERTY FUND, INC. 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1684 PLL v7.0 (generated September, 2013) 2 http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/2450 Online Library of Liberty: Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 Edition Used: The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850, Jacques de Guenin, General Editor. Translated from the French by Jane Willems and Michel Willems, with an introduction by Pascal Salin. Annotations and Glossaries by Jacques de Guenin, Jean-Claude Paul-Dejean, and David M. Hart. Translation Editor Dennis O’Keeffe. Academic Editor, David M. Hart (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2012). Author: Frédéric Bastiat Editor: Jacques de Guenin Introduction: Pascal Salin Editor: Jean-Claude Paul-Dejean Translator: Dennis O’Keeffe Editor: David M. Hart About This Title: Vol. 2 of a 6 vol. collection of the works of the 19th century French political economist Frédéric Bastiat. This volume contains 19 essays on political theory, including “The State,” “The Law,” and PLL v7.0 (generated September, 2013) 3 http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/2450 Online Library of Liberty: Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 “Property and Plunder.” A detailed glossary contains information about the people, institutions, and ideological issues of his day. PLL v7.0 (generated September, 2013) 4 http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/2450 Online Library of Liberty: Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 About Liberty Fund: Liberty Fund, Inc. is a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. Copyright Information: The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc. Fair Use Statement: This material is put online to further the educational goals of Liberty Fund, Inc. Unless otherwise stated in the Copyright Information section above, this material may be used freely for educational and academic purposes. It may not be used in any way for profit. PLL v7.0 (generated September, 2013) 5 http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/2450 Online Library of Liberty: Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 Table Of Contents The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat General Editor’s Note Note On the Translation Note On the Editions of the Œuvres Complètes Acknowledgments Introduction The Political Pamphlets As Models of Applied Economics Eyewitness to Political and Economic Upheavals (1848–50) Republicanism and Universal Suffrage State Education Hayek and Spontaneous Order Peace, Liberty, and Taxes The Left, Taxes, and Trade Unions The Economists, the Socialists, and Legal Plunder Freedom to Exchange Conclusion Frédéric Bastiat Chronology “the Law,” “the State,” and Other Political Writings, 1843–1850 1: Reflections On the etitionsP From Bordeaux, Le Havre, and Lyons Relating to the Customs Service 1 2: The Tax Authorities and Wine 1 3: On the Wine-growing Question 4: Property and Law 5: Justice and Fraternity 1 6: Individualism and Fraternity 7: The State 8: The State (draft) 9: The Law 10: Property and Plunder 1 First Letter Second Letter Third Letter Fourth Letter Fifth Letter Claim Made By M. Considérant and F. Bastiat’s Reply 11: Baccalaureate and Socialism 1 12: Protectionism and Communism 13: Plunder and Law 1 14: The War Against Chairs of Political Economy 1 , 2 15: Peace and Freedom Or the Republican Budget 1 16: Discourse On the Tax On Wines and Spirits 1 , 2 17: The Repression of Industrial Unions 1 18: Reflections On the Amendment of M. Mortimer-ternaux 1 PLL v7.0 (generated September, 2013) 6 http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/2450 Online Library of Liberty: Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 19: Parliamentary Conflicts of Interest 1 , 2 Bastiat’s Political Writings: Anecdotes and Reflections The Law-abiding Revolutionary The State As the “great Fiction” Bastiat’s Publisher, the Librairie De Guillaumin Bastiat’s Editor and Executor, Prosper Paillottet (1804–78) The Concept of Individualism The Idea of Laissez-faire The Concepts of “industry” and “plunder” (spoliation) The Right to Work Vs the Right Or Freedom of Working Classical Liberal Vs Socialist Utopias The Cause of Bastiat’s Untimely Death Speaking Truth to Power: “the Miller of Sans-souci” Glossary of Persons Glossary of Places Glossary of Subjects and Terms Bibliographical Note On the Works Cited In This Volume Bibliography Primary Sources Works By Bastiat Works By Other Authors Cited In the Text, Notes, and Glossaries Secondary Sources PLL v7.0 (generated September, 2013) 7 http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/2450 Online Library of Liberty: Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 [Back to Table of Contents] The Collected Works Of Frédéric Bastiat Jacques de Guenin, General Editor The Man and the Statesman: The Correspondence and Articles on Politics “The Law,” “The State,” and Other Political Writings, 1843–1850 Economic Sophisms and “What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen” Miscellaneous Works on Economics: From “Jacques-Bonhomme” to Le Journal des Économistes Economic Harmonies The Struggle Against Protectionism: The English and French Free- Trade Movements Frédéric Bastiat PLL v7.0 (generated September, 2013) 8 http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/2450 Online Library of Liberty: Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 [Back to Table of Contents] General Editor’s Note The six-volume Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat will be the most complete compilation of Bastiat’s works published to date, in any country or in any language. The main source for the translation is the Œuvres complètes de Frédéric Bastiat, published by Guillaumin in the 1850s and 1860s.1 Although the Guillaumin edition was generally chronological, the volumes in this series have been arranged thematically: The Man and the Statesman: The Correspondence and Articles on Politics “The Law,” “The State,” and Other Political Writings, 1843–1850 Economic Sophisms and “What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen” Miscellaneous Works on Economics: From “Jacques-Bonhomme” to Le Journal des Économistes Economic Harmonies The Struggle Against Protectionism: The English and French Free- Trade Movements There are four kinds of notes in this volume: footnotes by the editor of the Guillaumin edition (Prosper Paillottet), which are preceded by “(Paillottet’s note)”; footnotes by Bastiat, which are preceded by “(Bastiat’s note)”; new editorial footnotes, which stand alone (unless they are commenting on Paillottet’s notes, in which case they are in square brackets following Paillottet’s note); and source notes, which are given after the title of each article. The source note consists of (1) the volume number and the beginning page number as the work appears in the Œuvres complètes; (2) the original French title; and (3) the date and place of original publication. In the text, Bastiat (as Paillottet does in the notes) makes many passing references to his works, for which we have provided an internal cross-reference if the work is found in this volume. For those works not in this volume, we have provided the location of the original French version in the Œuvres complètes (indicated in a footnote by “OC,” followed by the Guillaumin volume number, beginning page number, and French title of the work). PLL v7.0 (generated September, 2013) 9 http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/2450 Online Library of Liberty: Collected Works of Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850 In addition, we have made available two online sources for the reader to consult. The first source is a table of contents of the seven-volume Œuvres complètes and links to PDF (Portable Document Format) facsimiles of each volume.
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