The standard of living of the common man is higher in those countries which have the greatest number of wealthy entrepreneurs.
LUDWIG VON MISESSocialism 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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If you increase the quantity of money, you bring about the lowering of the purchasing power of the monetary unit.
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In such vital matters blind reliance upon ‘experts’ and uncritical acceptance of popular catchwords and prejudices is tantamount to the abandonment of self-determination and to yielding to other people’s domination.
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The fundamental law of the market is: the customer is always right.
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Liberty is always freedom from the government.
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A higher standard of living also brings about a higher standard of culture and civilization.
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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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The issue is always the same: the government or the market. There is no third solution.
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Government cannot make man richer, but it can make him poorer.
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The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.
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The market is a democracy in which every penny gives a right to vote.
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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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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 struggle for freedom is ultimately not resistance to autocrats or oligarchs but resistance to the despotism of public opinion.
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The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest.
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The alcoholic and the drug addict harm only themselves by their behavior; the person who violates the rules of morality governing mans life in society harms not only himself, but everyone.
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