Project Gutenberg 2006-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 541 Bastiat, Frédéric 1801 1850 Bastiat, Frederic Bastiat, Claude Frédéric White, Horace 1834 1916 Sophisms of the Protectionists Produced by Graeme Mackreth, Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sophisms of the Protectionists" by Frédéric Bastiat is a collection of essays on political economy written in the mid-19th century. In this influential work, Bastiat aims to debunk the arguments used by proponents of protectionism, advocating instead for free trade. The text analyzes the fallacies and misconceptions surrounding the protective economic policies of his time, seeking to clarify the benefits of free trade for society as a whole. The opening of the book sets the stage for Bastiat's defense of free trade, as he expresses his intent to refute common pro-protection arguments and illuminate the errors they stem from. He emphasizes that the essence of his critique lies in helping sincere individuals who are confused or hesitant about the implications of protective policies. Bastiat outlines the fundamental misunderstanding that abundance is harmful while scarcity is beneficial—a notion he aims to dismantle by demonstrating the true value of free trade and its contributions to the welfare of consumers and society. Through a logical and methodical approach, he begins to unravel these sophisms and intend to provide clear and accessible insights into political economy for his readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Free trade HF Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Politics Category: Economics 602262 2025-08-08T12:12:45.363738 text/html 605267 2006-12-22T11:22:38 text/html 298673 2025-08-08T12:12:55.039666 application/epub+zip 305090 2025-08-08T12:12:48.534722 application/epub+zip 285887 2025-08-08T12:12:47.292707 application/epub+zip 547946 2025-08-08T12:13:00.029724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502184 2025-08-08T12:12:54.188721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473478 2022-09-09T13:09:27.368570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572484 2025-08-08T12:12:44.255770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572288 2006-12-22T11:22:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572283 2006-12-22T11:22:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21350 2025-08-08T12:13:00.221632 application/rdf+xml 11629 2025-08-08T12:12:47.795691 image/jpeg 2751 2025-08-08T12:12:47.540710 image/jpeg 209883 2006-12-22T11:22:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 215557 2006-12-22T11:22:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 209824 2006-12-22T11:22:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 290730 2025-08-08T12:12:45.409739 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia