Mises Daily
Author:
Claude Frédéric Bastiat
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[From “That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen,” included in The Bastiat Collection .] “Neither industry in general, nor the sum total of national labor, is affected, whether windows are broken or not.” Have you ever witnessed the anger of the good shopkeeper, James B., when his careless son happened to break a square of glass? If you have