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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 …

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Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.
To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.
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.