FAQ - Where does a freebie come from?

I am in the mood for starting an FAQ.
Not a Fucking Addictive Queries.
Une Foire Aux Questions en français.
And Frequently Asked Questions in all other languages.

My first question is: where does a freebie come from?
The answer (mainly) here: Ziggy Quirk's First Thoughts
Well it also works with cheap items.

If you refuse where you have always granted you invite to theft.
Publilius Syrus
(~100 BC)

The Second Life Herald

When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Sell not liberty to purchase power.
Benjamin Franklin
US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)

Señorita Nivea

La belleza del cuerpo es un viajero que pasa; pero la del alma es un amigo que queda.
Diego de Saavedra Fajardo

Daneel Ariantho's 2nd life

L'unique différence entre un fou et moi, c'est que moi je ne suis pas fou.
Salvador Dali
Extrait de Journal d'un génie adolescent

ShaneLee Lane, algo raro.

Escribir en Madrid es llorar, es buscar voz sin encontrarla, como en una pesadilla abrumadora y violenta.
Mariano José de Larra