Frederic Bastiat Audio Books

Frederic Bastiat's "The Law" produced by FreeAudio.org is one of the best free audio books available. Bastiat's brief treatise on law is a passionate cry for his belief that law should only be put in place to maintain life, liberty, and property.

By Frédéric Bastiat, here we have one of the most penetrating and powerful essays written in the history of political economy. Read by Floy Lilley.

Bastiat asserted that the only purpose of government is to defend the right of an individual to life, liberty, and property.

To rob the public, it is necessary to deceive them, Bastiat said and believed. He reasoned, employing repetition to various applications, against fallacious arguments promoting the "Protection" of industries to the detriment of consumers and society.

First published as a pamphlet in 1850, The Law is relevant today because the same situation exists in America now as in France of 1848. The same Socialist-Communist plans and ideas that were adopted in France are now sweeping America.

The Law was originally published as a pamphlet in French in 1850 by Frederic Bastiat....