[Sophisms of the Protectionists by Frederic Bastiat]@TWC D-Link bookSophisms of the Protectionists PART II 123/174
Well, do you see? If the good people do not want to die of cold, they must come to my wood-yard.
They will fight for my wood; I shall sell it for its weight in gold, and this well-regulated deed of charity will enable me to do others of the same sort. _Paul._ This is a fine idea, and it suggests an equally good one to me. _Jean._ Well, what is it? _Paul._ How do you find this Normandy butter? _Jean._ Excellent. _Paul_.
Well, it seemed passable a moment ago.
But do you not think it is a little strong? I want to make a better article at Paris.
I will have four or five hundred cows, and I will distribute milk, butter and cheese to the poor people. _Pierre and Jean._ What! as a charity? _Paul._ Bah, let us always put charity in the foreground.
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