Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father of all things.
LUDWIG VON MISESLiberty is always freedom from the government.
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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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Depressions and mass unemployment are not caused by the free market but by government interference in the economy.
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The riches of successful entrepreneurs is not the cause of anybody’s poverty; it is the consequence of the fact that the consumers are better supplied than they would have been in the absence of the entrepreneur’s efforts.
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None can stand aside with unconcern; the interest of everyone hangs on the result. Whether he chooses or not, every man is drawn into the great historical struggle, the decisive battle into which our epoch has plunged us.
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Do not give in to evil, but proceed ever more boldly against it.
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The characteristic feature of a free society is that it can function in spite of the fact that its members disagree in many judgments of value.
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Inflation is the fiscal complement of statism and arbitrary government. It is a cog in the complex of policies and institutions which gradually lead toward totalitarianism .
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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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The standard of living of the common man is higher in those countries which have the greatest number of wealthy entrepreneurs.
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Freedom is indivisible. As soon as one starts to restrict it, one enters upon a decline on which it is difficult to stop.
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It is important to remember that government interference always means either violent action or the threat of such action.
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Under capitalism everybody is the architect of his own fortune.
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The planner is a potential dictator who wants to deprive all other people of the power to plan and act according to their own plans. He aims at one thing only: the exclusive absolute preeminence of his own plan.
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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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