A Petition
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From the Manufacturers of Candles, Tapers, Lanterns, Candlesticks, Street Lamps, Snuffers, and Extinguishers, and from the Producers of Tallow, Oil, Resin, Alcohol, and Generally of Everything Connected with Lighting.
To the Honorable Members of the Chamber of Deputies.
http//www.freeaudio.org/fbastiat/Bastiat_Candlemakers_Petition.mp3
http//www.econlib.org/library/bastiat/basSoph3.html
A masterpiece of economics literature describing evils and utter absurdity of economics protectionism and government intervention in the free market, free-exchange of commodities and free-trade, thus diminishing Gods blessings, prosperity and peace among the people- one of the core virtues as per The Great Reading.
A pretty short text however so powerful, so eloquent and so clear in its exposition of arguments that it speak better than thousands of volumes of voluminous and pretty boring economics textbooks which are quite often misleading on the topic.
Although not quite the same kind of work, I would nevertheless placed it among such mighty pieces as Orwel's Animal's farm and 1984.
Best wishes
Zlatan