When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will. Author: Frédéric Bastiat Copy Quote More from Frédéric Bastiat “Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state …” “Life, faculties, production-in other words, individuality, liberty, property-th…” “I do not think that illegal plunder, such as theft or swindling — which the pen…” “Life Is a Gift from God.We hold from God the gift which includes all others. Th…”