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.
LUDWIG VON MISESSocialism is not in the least what it pretends to be. It is not the pioneer of a better and finer world, but the spoiler of what thousands of years of civilization have created. It does not build, it destroys.
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The fundamental law of the market is: the customer is always right.
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All they did was to call their adversaries names and cast suspicion upon their motives. And, unfortunately, the average citizen cannot see through these stratagems.
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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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Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom.
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The gold standard did not collapse. Governments abolished it in order to pave the way for inflation.
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The riches of the rich are not the cause of the poverty of anybody; the process that makes some people rich is, on the contrary, the corollary of the process that improves many peoples want satisfaction.
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The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning. Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom.
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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.
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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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If one rejects laissez faire on account of mans fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action.
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Liberty is always freedom from the government.
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The criterion of truth is that it works even if nobody is prepared to acknowledge it.
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The real bosses, in the capitalist system of market economy, are the consumers.
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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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Know that every breath is a miracle and every moment a blessing and you will achieve your dreams.
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