Is Not Liberty The Destruction Of All

Liberty Is An Acknowledgement Of Faith In God And His Works.

When Under The Pretext Of Fraternity, The Legal Code Imposes Mutual Sacrifices On The Citizens, Human Nature Is Not Thereby Abrogated. Everyone Will Then Direct His Efforts Toward Contributing Little To, And Taking Much From, The Common Fund Of Sacrifices. Now, Is It The Most Unfortunate Who Gains From This Struggle? Certainly Not, But Rather The Most Influential And Calculating.

Who Then Would Not Like To See These Benefits Flow Upon The World From The Law, As From An Inexhaustible Source? But Is It Possible? Whence Does The State Draw Those Resources That It Is Urged To Dispense By Way Of Benefits To Individuals? Is It Not From The Individuals Themselves? How, Then, Can These Resources Be Increased By Passing Through The Hands Of A Parasitic And Voracious Intermediary?

If You Wish To Prosper, Let Your Customer Prosper. When People Have Learned This Lesson, Everyone Will Seek His Individual Welfare In The General Welfare. Then Jealousies Between Man And Man, City And City, Province And Province, Nation And Nation, Will No Longer Trouble The World.

It's Always Tempting To Do Good At Someone Else's Expense