"If (when) goods don’t cross borders, soldiers will."
— Frédéric Bastiat

January 1, 1970

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Probably coined by Otto T. Mallery (1881-1956) in his 1943 book Economic Union and Durable Peace (he doesn't attribute it to Bastiat, although Bastiat has written similar ideas)