I am, I confess, one of those who think that choice and impulse ought to come from below and not from above, from the citizen and not from the legislator; and the opposite doctrine appears to me to tend to the destruction of liberty and of human dignity.
But by a deduction as false as it is unjust, do you know what economists* are accused of? It is, that when we disapprove of government support, we are supposed to disapprove of the thing itself whose support is discussed;
Notable Quote – Frédéric Bastiat
Emphasis mine: As far as I am concerned, I wish to choose for myself and do not want anyone else to make choices on my behalf, against my will that is all. And if someone claims the right to substitute his judgment for mine in matters that concern me, I will ask to substitute mine … Read more
