Although we are endowed by our creator with this life, it is still our responsibility to live it with virtue and good character. Understanding freedom is one of those things. Frederic Bastiat, Leonard Read are a must if one wants to understand. Thanks, Mr Brownstein.
Thank you, David. Absolutely! Our creator will work through us, but not for us. As you write, "it is still our responsibility to live it with virtue and good character."
There are a handful of books that have greatly influenced my thinking over the years and none more so than Bastiat’s “The Law”. I used to buy many copies and give them away. The late great Walter Williams wrote the forward for “The Law” which was produced by the Foundation for Economic Education.He wrote the book “created order in my thinking about liberty and just human conduct”. That’s exactly how I’ve always felt because the book is filled with so much common sense and clarity about the purpose of the law in a free society.
“The purpose of the law is to prevent injustice from reigning. In fact, it is injustice, instead of justice, that has an existence of its own. Justice is achieved only when injustice is absent".
What a self evident truth that is.
Bastiat’s “The Law “ rehashes the exact same ideas The Founders gave us in The Declaration of Independence. Both are blueprints to follow if one wishes to live in a society filled with liberty and freedom.
What baffles me is how so few people recognize what we have been given.
Hi Martin, Thanks for the kind note and your valuable insights.
"What baffles me is how so few people recognize what we have been given." For me, Rose Wilder Lane had the most straightforward answer. Most would rather have someone to blame than live as a free individual.
Although we are endowed by our creator with this life, it is still our responsibility to live it with virtue and good character. Understanding freedom is one of those things. Frederic Bastiat, Leonard Read are a must if one wants to understand. Thanks, Mr Brownstein.
Thank you, David. Absolutely! Our creator will work through us, but not for us. As you write, "it is still our responsibility to live it with virtue and good character."
I love this "Our creator will work through us, but not for us". Thank you Prof Brownstein and David Galinksy!
Hi Barry,
There are a handful of books that have greatly influenced my thinking over the years and none more so than Bastiat’s “The Law”. I used to buy many copies and give them away. The late great Walter Williams wrote the forward for “The Law” which was produced by the Foundation for Economic Education.He wrote the book “created order in my thinking about liberty and just human conduct”. That’s exactly how I’ve always felt because the book is filled with so much common sense and clarity about the purpose of the law in a free society.
“The purpose of the law is to prevent injustice from reigning. In fact, it is injustice, instead of justice, that has an existence of its own. Justice is achieved only when injustice is absent".
What a self evident truth that is.
Bastiat’s “The Law “ rehashes the exact same ideas The Founders gave us in The Declaration of Independence. Both are blueprints to follow if one wishes to live in a society filled with liberty and freedom.
What baffles me is how so few people recognize what we have been given.
“The Law” should be required reading.
Thanks as always for the great column Barry.
Hi Martin, Thanks for the kind note and your valuable insights.
"What baffles me is how so few people recognize what we have been given." For me, Rose Wilder Lane had the most straightforward answer. Most would rather have someone to blame than live as a free individual.