All Ludwig von Mises Quotes
The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war.
Ludwig von Mises
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Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.
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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.
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Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business.
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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.
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Innovation is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public.
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Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities of man.
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The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.
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The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.
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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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Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.
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Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner.
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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.
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