Candlemakers' petition
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The Candlemakers' petition is a well known satire of protectionism written and published by Frederic Bastiat in 1845, in which candlemakers and industrialists from other corporations petition the legislative body to make a law to protect their trade from the unfair competition of a foreign power: the Sun.
External links
- The text of the petition (http://bastiat.org/en/petition.html), as translated into English .
- The original text (http://bastiat.org/fr/petition.html), in French.
- The Candlemaker's Petition Audio Book (http://www.freeaudio.org/fbastiat/candlemakerspetition.html) (free download) at FreeAudio.org (http://www.freeaudio.org/)