Sisyphism

_Sisyphism_ has then been the doctrine of all those who have been intrusted with the regulation of the industry of our country.

Sophisms of the Protectionists Fr��d��ric Bastiat 1825

_Sisyphism_ as we have defined it: _labor infinite; result nothing_.

Sophisms of the Protectionists Fr��d��ric Bastiat 1825

For this reason, practical industry never can admit of _Sisyphism_.

Sophisms of the Protectionists Fr��d��ric Bastiat 1825

Sisyphism has been the doctrine of all those who have been intrusted with the regulation of the industry of our country.

What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader Fr��d��ric Bastiat 1825

When, therefore, these men lament the suppression of labor in attaining a given result, they maintain the doctrine of Sisyphism.

What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader Fr��d��ric Bastiat 1825

Sisyphism as we have defined it; _labor infinite; result nothing_.

What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader Fr��d��ric Bastiat 1825

For this reason, practical industry never can admit of Sisyphism.

What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader Fr��d��ric Bastiat 1825

A] [Footnote A: We will therefore beg the reader to allow us in future, for the sake of conciseness, to designate this system under the term of _Sisyphism_, from Sisyphus, who, in punishment of his crimes, was compelled to roll a stone up hill, which fell to the bottom as fast as he rolled it to the top, so that his labor was interminable as well as fruitless.]

What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader Fr��d��ric Bastiat 1825