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They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for rich customers than to be invested with monopoly over impoverished customers.
Frederic Bastiat
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"They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for rich customers than to be invested with monopoly over impoverished customers."
— Frederic Bastiat

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They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for rich customers than to be invested with monopoly over impoverished customers. — Frederic Bastiat

About Frederic Bastiat

Frederic Bastiat was a Economist from France (1801–1850).

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Frederic Bastiat lived from 1801 – 1850.