Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.
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Ludwig von Mises
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About Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian and American political economist and philosopher of the Austrian school. Mises wrote and lectured extensively on the social contributions of classical liberalism and the central role of consumers in a market economy. He is best known for his work in praxeology, particularly for studies comparing communism and capitalism, as well as for being a defender of classical liberalism in the face of rising illiberalism and authoritarianism throughout much …
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Ludwig von MisesWhoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.
To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.
The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.
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.
If some peoples pretend that history or geography gives them the right to subjugate other races, nations, or peoples, there can be no peace.
Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.
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Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.
If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.
Only one thing can conquer war - that attitude of mind which can see nothing in war but destruction and annihilation.