Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Miseswas a theoretical Austrian School economist. He is best known for his work on praxeology, a study of human choice and action. Mises emigrated from Austria to the United States in 1940. Mises's writings have exerted significant influence on the libertarian movement in the United States since the mid-20th century...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionEconomist
Date of Birth29 September 1881
CountryAustria
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war government would-be
Government force is derived from the sum of the physical force each citizen could exert which by one citizen himself would be ineffective, but when summed from the force of all the area's citizens indeed composes a power no citizen or group can withstand. That force is then rightly but justly to be used against those who violate the foundation pillars of freedom.
war men economic
The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.
war revolution bad-business
Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business.
peace war mean
Men are fighting... because they are convinced that the extermination of adversaries is the only means of promoting their own well-being.
money war doe
War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in wealth never does result from destruction of goods.
peace war division-of-labor
Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.
peace war father
Peace and not war is the father of all things.
war liberty socialism
Aggressors cannot wage total war without introducing Socialism.
war struggle men
The greater productivity of work under the division of labor is a unifying influence. It leads men to regard each other as comrades in a joint struggle for welfare, rather than as competitors in a struggle for existence. It makes friends out of enemies, peace out of war, society out of individuals.
war important revolution
Inflation has always been an important resource of policies of war and revolution and why we also find it in the service of socialism.
country war mean
The goal of liberalism is the peaceful cooperation of all men. It aims at peace among nations too. When there is private ownership of the means of production everywhere and when laws, the tribunals and the administration treat foreigners and citizens on equal terms, it is of little importance where a country's frontiers are drawn.... War no longer pays; there is no motive for aggression.... All nations can coexist peacefully.
war party government
The characteristic mark of this age of dictators, wars and revolutions is its anticapitalistic bias. Most governments and political parties were eager to restrict the sphere of private initiative and free enterprise.
war conqueror peacemaking
War...is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.
war order bayonets
A lasting order cannot be established by bayonets.