Common Quotes by Ludwig von Mises

What pays under capitalism is satisfying the common man, the customer. The more people you satisfy, the better for you.

— Ludwig von Mises

The common man is the sovereign consumer whose buying or abstention from buying ultimately determines what should be produced and in what…

— Ludwig von Mises

Socialism and interventionism. Both have in common the goal of subordinating the individual unconditionally to the state.

— Ludwig von Mises

The governments alone are responsible for the spread of the superstitious awe with which the common man looks upon every bit of…

— Ludwig von Mises

Under capitalism the common man enjoys amenities which in ages gone by were unknown and therefore inaccessible even to the richest people.

— Ludwig von Mises

The uncouth hordes of common men are not fit to recognize duly the merits of those who eclipse their own wretchedness.

— Ludwig von Mises

A short time ago the demagogues blamed capitalism for the poverty of the masses. Today they rather blame capitalism for the "affluence"…

— Ludwig von Mises

Not mythical material productive forces, but reason and ideas determine the course of human affairs. What is needed to stop the trend…

— Ludwig von Mises

If the present tax rates had been in effect from the beginning of our century, many who are millionaires today would live…

— Ludwig von Mises

Capitalism is essentially a system of mass production for the satisfaction of the needs of the masses. It pours a horn of…

— Ludwig von Mises

Under capitalism the common man enjoys amenities which in ages gone by were unknown and therefore inaccessible even to the richest people.…

— Ludwig von Mises

All people, entrepreneurs as well as non-entrepreneurs, look askance upon any profits earned by other people. Envy is a common weakness of…

— Ludwig von Mises

It is not the fault of the entrepreneurs that the consumers,the people, the common man,prefer liquor to Bibles and detective stories to…

— Ludwig von Mises

It is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day American common…

— Ludwig von Mises

If the present American laws concerning the taxation of the profits of corporations, the incomes of individuals, and inheritances had been introduced…

— Ludwig von Mises

The standard of living of the common man is higher in those countries which have the greatest number of wealthy entrepreneurs.

— Ludwig von Mises