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 MISESDepression is the aftermath of credit expansion.
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Tyranny is the political corollary of socialism, as representative government is the political corollary of the market economy.
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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 society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society. Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings.
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Whoever prefers life to death, happiness to suffering, well-being to misery must defend without compromise private ownership in the means of production.
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Every socialist is a disguised dictator.
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Historical knowledge is indispensable for those who want to build a better world
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The causes of all panics, crashes and depressions can be summed up in only four words: the misuse of credit.
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The worst evils which mankind ever had to endure were inflicted by governments.
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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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Do not give in to evil, but proceed ever more boldly against it.
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The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment.
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He who serves the public best, makes the highest profits.
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The Welfare State is merely a method for transforming the market economy step by step into socialism.
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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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This is what capitalism, the much abused profit system, has brought about and brings about daily anew. Yet, most present-day governments and political parties are eager to destroy this system.
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