The doctrine of protection had for generations too profoundly corrupted the age, public sentiments and ideas.No.In making inroads upon the National Assembly, each class, in accordance with your system, has endeavored to make the law an instrument of rapine.

There have been demanded heavier imposts, gratuitous credit, the right to employment, the right to assistance, the guaranty of incomes and of minimum wages, gratuitous instruction, loans to industry, etc., etc.; in short, every one has endeavored to live and thrive at the expense of others.

And upon what have these pretensions been based?
Upon the authority of your precedents.

What sophisms have been invoked?
Those that you have propagated for two centuries.

With you they have talked about _equalizing the conditions of labor_.