Ludwig von Mises quotes - page 3

Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist policy directed against free trade and laissez faire. (Ludwig von Mises)
To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war. View quote
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If some peoples pretend that history or geography gives them the right to subjugate other races, nations, or peoples, there can be no peace. View quote
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Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner. View quote
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Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business. View quote
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Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism. View quote
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If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed. View quote
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The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace. View quote
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War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in wealth never does result from destruction of goods. View quote
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Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly. View quote
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Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being. (Ludwig von Mises)
Only one thing can conquer war - that attitude of mind which can see nothing in war but destruction and annihilation. View quote
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The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest. View quote
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Innovation is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public. View quote
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Men are fighting... because they are convinced that the extermination of adversaries is the only means of promoting their own well-being. View quote
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The decisive question, therefore, always remains: How does one obtain a majority for one's own party? This, however, is a purely intellectual matter. It is a victory that can be won only with the weapons of the intellect, never by force. View quote
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If we were to regard the Soviet regime as an experiment, we would have to say that the experiment has clearly demonstrated the superiority of capitalism and the inferiority of socialism. View quote
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The goal of liberalism is the peaceful cooperation of all men. It aims at peace among nations too. View quote
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This is an old and well-tried method of justifying aggression. Louis XIV and Napoleon I, Wilhelm II and Hitler were the most peace-loving of all men. When they invaded foreign countries, they did so only in just self-defence. Russia was as much menaced by Estonia or Latvia as Germany was by Luxemburg or Denmark. View quote
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When people were committed to the idea that in the field of religion only one plan must be adopted, bloody wars resulted. With the acknowledgment of the principle of religious freedom these wars ceased. View quote
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A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers proper. (Ludwig von Mises)
Society cannot exist without an apparatus of violent coercion. But neither can it exist if the office holders are irresponsible tyrants free to inflict harm upon those they dislike. View quote
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The great danger threatening domestic policy from the side of Fascism lies in its complete faith in the decisive power of violence. In order to assure success, one must be imbued with the will to victory and always proceed violently. View quote
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Violent prevention and suppression of anti-social activities benefit the whole of society and each of its members. But violence and oppression are none the less evils and corrupt those in charge of their application. View quote
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The characteristic feature of militarism is not the fact that a nation has a powerful army or navy. It is the paramount role assigned to the army within the political structure. View quote
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