Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state lives at the expense of everyone.” ~ Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850) [Claude Frederic Bastiat] French economist, statesman, and author. He did most of his writing during the years just before -- and immediately following -- the French Revolution of February 1848Source: "The Law" by Frederic Bastiat (1850)http://liberty-tree.ca/research/TheLaw