# Sophisms of the Protectionists

An audiobook by Frédéric Bastiat, read by LibriVox volunteers (11 h 6 min, English).

"To rob the public, it is necessary to deceive them," Bastiat said and believed. He reasoned, employing repetition to various applications, against fallacious arguments promoting the "Protection" of industries to the detriment of consumers and society. (Summary by Katie Riley)

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