The Law

By Rodney Sego

This short, insightful book, THE LAW, belongs in everyone's hands and should be on every reading list, from those for young people to mature, seasoned citizens. The reason is that laws of the land arise out of moral and religious principles. Any situation wherein one person has dealings, directly or indirectly, with another person elicits moral considerations. Examples of human realms of endeavor featuring people having dealings with each other, sometimes through a third party or intermediary, are government, laws, history, economics, churches, religions, philosophies, labor relations, wages, real estate transactions, police operations, prisons, schools, teachers, newspapers, propaganda, political parties, political science, voting, taxation, book publishing, entertainment, music productions, commerce, trade, money circulation, business relations, radio, television, telephones, Internet, dating, marriage, sex, Marxism, Socialism, Communism, and so on. Therefore, it is important to have a clear understanding about what constitutes just and fair laws, and what does not. Bastiat obviously promotes human liberty from a Christian viewpoint. In fact, no nation or people has ever been free that has not been overwhelmingly Christian, and only three nations throughout history have for a limited time been as free as they could be. They were the ancient nation of Israel under the reign of judges, an ancient Christian nation on the American continents, and the United States of America for several decades after it was first established. All three eventually gave up the full spectrum of their liberty when they rejected the moral standards of the God that freed them. (See: 2 Cor. 3:17 "...where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.") This book THE LAW by the French economist, Frederic Bastiat, shows us that history does not repeat itself, but that human nature repeats itself. We have the same love of power and avoidance of painful work among segments of our population today that Bastiat observed and condemned in 1850, even quoting many of those who loved to command others in pursuit of Socialism and Communism. He defines Socialsim as legalized thievery. He elucidates segments of French history, religion, and philosophy that are not commonly understood, and are not taught in institutions devoted to teaching the upcoming generations. This book THE LAW warns against unjust self-love and false benevolence practiced by those either making the laws of the land, or coveting the power to make laws of the land. The compiler and editor of the book has chosen, after much thought and consideration, clearer English words to translate some of Bastiat's French words. Great care was taken to make the text as modern sounding as possible, at least to make it easily comprehensible. Other translators have chosen English words that perhaps do not convey as comprehensible a meaning as this compiler and editor, especially some key words. No one having become acquainted with this, Bastiat's masterpiece, will easily forget his clear, analytical thinking in regard to government and other subjects wherein people have dealings with each other and even with God. Now, let Mr. Bastiat speak for himself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CPQ588RK
• ISBN13: 9798871072073
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 108 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"