Freedom really means the freedom to make mistakes.
LUDWIG VON MISESThe standard of living of the common man is higher in those countries which have the greatest number of wealthy entrepreneurs.
More Ludwig von Mises Quotes
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In a battle between force and an idea, the latter always prevails.
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The worship of the state is the worship of force. There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men.
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[E]conomic history is a long record of government policies that failed because they were designed with a bold disregard for the laws of economics
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The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.
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Liberty is meaningless if it is only the liberty to agree with those in power.
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Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.
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Government spending cannot create additional jobs. If the government provides the funds required by taxing the citizens or by borrowing from the public, it abolishes on the one hand as many jobs as it creates on the other.
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Free markets. What does this system mean? The answer is simple: it is the market economy, it is the system in which the cooperation of individuals in the social division of labor is achieved by the market.
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True, governments can reduce the rate of interest in the short run. They can issue additional paper money.
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A free press can only exist where there is private control over the means of production
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The gold standard makes the money’s purchasing power independent of the changing, ambitions and doctrines of political parties and pressure groups. This is not a defect of the gold standard; it is its main excellence.
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It is vain to fight totalitarianism by adopting totalitarian methods. Freedom can only be won by men unconditionally committed to the principles of freedom.
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Depressions and mass unemployment are not caused by the free market but by government interference in the economy.
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If we live our lives as a gift it is possible to reach a blissful state of eternal happiness. It is those who live their life with a sense of entitlement that undermine peace , freedom and liberty.
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The issue is always the same: the government or the market. There is no third solution.
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