What Is Free Trade? What Is Free Trade?

What Is Free Trade‪?‬

An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader

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Publisher Description

Years ago I could not rid my mind of the notion that Free Trade meant some cunning policy of British statesmen designed to subject the world to British interests. Coming across Bastiat's inimitable Sophismes Economiques I learnt to my surprise that there were Frenchmen also who advocated Free Trade, and deplored the mischiefs of the Protective Policy. This made me examine the subject, and think a good deal upon it; and the result of this thought was the unalterable conviction I now hold—a conviction that harmonizes with every noble belief that our race entertains; with Civil and Religious Freedom for All, regardless of race or color; with the Harmony of God's works; with Peace and Goodwill to all Mankind. That conviction [viii]is this: that to make taxation the incident of protection to special interests, and those engaged in them, is robbery to the rest of the community, and subversive of National Morality and National Prosperity. I believe that taxes are necessary for the support of government, I believe they must be raised by levy, I even believe that some customs taxes may be more practicable and economical than some internal taxes; but I am entirely opposed to making anything the object of taxation but the revenue required by government for its economical maintenance.

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
RELEASED
2012
June 19
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
147
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SELLER
Public Domain
SIZE
119.7
KB
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