Thanks for a great essay. The concept of “knee jerk” liberals fit right in with his thoughts. (”Poor people? Raise the minimum wage!!!”) along with 999 other similar thoughts and actions.
“Name a POL who has that, or the character and honesty that allows “foresight” to be developed.”
I think Palin has it.
Yep, and Palin is a private citizen now, not a POL.
She still carries great influence.
There is much more in Bastiat’s essay, I only excerpted 3 paragraphs.
He fully understood Socialist. Even prior to 1874 he understood why Socialism and Socialists fail. They ALWAYS FAIL.