SOmething EVERYONE of this forum should read

[CAJUNLAWYER]

One of the books in my library is a 79 page paperback titled "The Law-The classic blueprint for a Just society" by Frederic Bastiat. My copy was published by the Foundation for Economic Education and I don't know if it is still in print or if it will ever again be offered in print. It was written in the mid 1800's by a Frenchman and it is as appropriate today as if it were written last week.
The older I get the more value I see in a liberal arts groundied education-history does indeed repeat itself.
Nuff said-now back to fun stuff

 

[JOERM]

probly over my head but i'll check i out.

Joe

 

[oldRoger]

Cajun;
Surely everyone here has read The Law and The Road to Serfdom (Hayek) two very, short very important books.
Roger

 

[jframe]

Wow, you guys read some deep stuff! Actually, I just got through reading both Glenn Beck's "Common Sense" and the Thomas Paine version as well. Pretty poignant material in both volumes. At least it was to me; before that, the deepest thing that I had read in the past couple years was Penthouse Letters.

 

[BarbC]

Great Karma! I'll take the dreaded #1 spot.

Thanks!

 

[n4zov]

Thanks for the recommendation. The Foundation for Economic Education no longer lists it on their website, but it is available as a PDF download at:

http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/The_Law.pdf

It's going to be on today's reading list!

 

[red14]

Is this on Oprah's list?

 

[410gauge]

It should be on everyone's list. Thank you Cajunlawyer for posting this.

 

[bshepherd]

Thanks for the recommendation Caje. I have seen some quotes from Bastiat before, but never read the whole thing. I just downloaded it. Should make for some interesting reading.

 

[Bat Guano]

It might be somewhere on Amazon...

I tend to like Aquinas' "An unjust law is no law".

Stuff I should have been learning about instead of flunking algebra.

 

[paladin42]

I'll be reading them this weekend. Thanks for the references.

 

[Spotteddog]

Thanks Caje!
The printer is grinding away on the link n4z provided, as I speak.
My thanks to both gentlemen!

 

[reerc]

Great Karma! I'll take the dreaded #1 spot.

Thanks!

I'm in at #2.

 

[wbraswell]

Quote: Stuff I should have been learning about instead of flunking algebra.

Man, do I know how that feels.

 

[Big Rich]

I have both Bastiat's " The Law" and Hayek's "Road to Serfdom" in my own library. Both are important and applicable reads, especially in light of today's situation with our own government.

 

[Razsmom]

Cajun;
Surely everyone here has read The Law and The Road to Serfdom (Hayek) two very, short very important books.
Roger

Since I just joined the 2nd Amendment Foundation and I am new to all related legislation, I will heed your advice! I've not read either, but will make it a point to seek them out... thanks!

 

[Razsmom]

Thanks for the recommendation. The Foundation for Economic Education no longer lists it on their website, but it is available as a PDF download at:

http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/The_Law.pdf

It's going to be on today's reading list!

Thank you for the link! It will be put to good use...

 

[Razsmom]

Cajun;
Surely everyone here has read The Law and The Road to Serfdom (Hayek) two very, short very important books.
Roger

Just found The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2) - Paperback – Updated Version on March 15, 2007 for just $8.57 and The Law - Paperback – Updated Version June 8, 2011 by Frederic Bastiat for $3.45 (Both on Amazon Prime). I suppose I'll be doing some heavy reading here before long. Thanks again for the suggestion!

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Probably on the banned list at public schools and libraries these days.

 

[redlevel]

I myself am partial to Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government. As far as I'm concerned, it defines Western political thought as envisioned by our Founders. Anyone who believes that rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are not God-given needs to study some Locke.

On Liberty, by J.S. Mill, should be in every patriot's library, too.