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The Propaganda Report

The Law, by Frederic Bastiat, part 2

The Propaganda Report

Brad Binkley

News, Daily News, Comedy, News Commentary

4.6916 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Part 2 Join me as I delve into one of the most powerful and timeless arguments for individual liberty and limited government: Frederic Bastiat's "The Law." Written in 1850, this short yet profound work remains relevant today, offering critical insights into the nature of true law, justice, and the dangers of legal plunder. Check out the book here: ⁠https://a.co/d/dzRnW1s⁠ Exclusive Content and Ways To Support: Support me on Substack for ad-free content, bonus material, personal chatting and more! ⁠https://substack.com/@monicaperezshow⁠ Become a PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER on Apple Podcasts for AD FREE episodes and exclusive content! True Hemp Science: ⁠https://truehempscience.com/⁠ PROMO CODE: MONICA Find, Follow, Subscribe & Rate on your favorite podcasting platform AND for video and social & more... Website: ⁠https://monicaperezshow.com/⁠ Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@monicaperezshow⁠ Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/user/monicaperezshow⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/MonicaPerez⁠ Twitter/X: @monicaperezshow Instagram: @monicaperezshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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18 plus decencies apply, bed the responsible way, gamblerware.org. This is Monica Perez and we are back with part two of frederick bastiots of the law and

0:45.2

it's just great i've read it before and um man it's jam packed it's only 74 pages i'm reading

0:53.6

the free pdf offises. I highly recommend.

0:57.2

We, I mean, listen, we're chatting and stuff, and it's good to think of it this way, but just go get a copy.

1:03.0

You could breeze through it in no time, and it's just chock full of critical ideas.

1:08.7

So let's just hit it. Let's just get right to it. I've picked up right where

1:12.7

we left off. There are no chapters that I can tell so far. And this is where we left off.

1:19.5

Mr. Montalembert, adopting the thought of a famous proclamation of Mr. Carlier, said,

1:25.3

we must make war against socialism. And by socialism, according to the

1:31.4

definition of Mr. Charles Dupin, he meant plunder. But what plunder did he mean? For there are two

1:38.0

sorts, extra-legal and legal plunder. As to extra-legal plunder, such as theft or swindling, which is defined, foreseen,

1:49.8

and punished by the penal code, I do not think it can be adorned by the name of socialism.

1:55.9

It is not this that systematically threatens the foundations of society. Besides, the war against this kind

2:02.6

of plunder has not waited for the signal of Mr. Montalambere or Mr. Carly. It has gone on since the

2:09.8

beginning of the world. France was carrying it on long before the revolution of February, long before

2:16.1

the appearance of socialism, with all the

2:18.6

ceremonies of magistracy, police, gendarmery, prisons, dungeons, and scaffolds.

2:24.7

It is the law itself that is conducting this war, and it is to be wished, in my opinion,

2:29.7

that the law should always maintain this attitude with respect to plunder.

2:34.2

But this is not the case.

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