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The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest.

Ludwig von Mises

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Government is in the last resort the employment of armed men, of policemen, gendarmes, soldiers, prison guards, and hangmen.
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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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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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It is important to remember that government interference always means either violent action or the threat of such action.
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For destruction is the essence of it. It produces nothing, it only consumes what the social order based on private ownership in the means of production has created.
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The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning.
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Every socialist is a disguised dictator.
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The only source from which an entrepreneurs profits stem is his ability to anticipate better than other people the future demand of the consumers.
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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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The first requisite for a better social order is the return to unrestricted freedom of thought and speech.
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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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To the masses, the catchwords of Socialism sound so enticing… so they will continue to work for Socialism, helping thereby to bring about the inevitable decline of the civilization which the nations of the West have taken thousands of years to build up.
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