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The Law

1850 essay by Frédéric Bastiat
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The Law

Summary

The Law is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Law authored Frédéric Bastiat[3].
  • The Law was influenced by Two Treatises of Government[4].
  • The Law's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Law's genre is essay[6].
  • The Law's language of work or name is recorded as French[7].
  • The Law was published on 1850[8].
  • The Law's title is recorded as La Loi[9].
  • The Law's copyright status is recorded as public domain[10].
  • The Law's copyright status is recorded as public domain[11].

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Authorship and Creation

The Law authored Frédéric Bastiat[3].

Publication

The Law was published on 1850[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as French[7]. Its genre is essay[6].

Why It Matters

The Law ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Frédéric Bastiat literary work public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → Two Treatises of Government
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  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → —
    Aliases → —
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    Language of work or name → French
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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