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Mankind Quotes by Ludwig von Mises

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Ludwig von Mises brings his market‑centric worldview to the study of humanity in 15 concise statements. He ties individual freedom to broader social outcomes, arguing that the same principles that govern trade also shape our collective character. Expect a blend of liberty, responsibility, and a dash of skepticism toward state intervention.

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If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed.

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The whole of mankind's progress has had to be achieved against the resistance and opposition of the state and its power of…

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The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.

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What mankind needs today is liberation from the rule of nonsensical slogans and a return to sound reasoning.

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Only the naive inflationist's could believe that government could enrich mankind through fiat money.

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Mankind does not drink alcohol because there are breweries, distilleries, and vineyards; men brew beer, distill spirits, and grow grapes because of…

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In the long run the ideas of the majority, however detrimental they may be, will carry on. The future of mankind depends…

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The history of mankind is the history of ideas. For it is ideas, theories, and doctrines that guide human action, determine the…

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The genuine history of mankind is the history of ideas. It is ideas that distinguish man from all other beings. Ideas engender…

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Changes in human conditions are brought about by the pioneering of the cleverest and most energetic men. They take the lead and…

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The capitalist system was termed "capitalism" not by a friend of the system, but by an individual who considered it to be…

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The worship of the state is the worship of force. There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of…

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Every man aims at avoiding what causes him pain; the activities of government ultimately consist in the infliction of pain. All great…

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There is but one means available to improve the material conditions of mankind: to accelerate the growth of capital accumulated as against…

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If history could prove and teach us anything, it would be the private ownership of the means of production as a necessary…

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During the 2300 years since Plato, very little opposition has been registered to his ideas.

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“How little one is justified in speaking in this connection of "optimism" and "pessimism" and how much the characterization of liberalism as "optimistic" aims…

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Every step by which an individual substitutes concerted action for isolated action results in an immediate and recognizable improvement in his conditions. The advantages…

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The capitalistic social order, therefore, is an economic democracy in the strictest sense of the word. In the last analysis, all decisions are dependent…

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Without calculation, economic activity is impossible. Since under Socialism economic calculation is impossible, under Socialism there can be no economic activity in our sense…

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There is no kind of freedom and liberty other than the kind which the market economy brings about.

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Peace and not war is the father of all things.

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What counts alone is the innovator, the dissenter, the harbinger of things unheard of, the man who rejects the traditional standards and aims at…

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In reality no food is valued solely for its nutritive power and no garment or house solely for the protection it affords against cold…

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All this talk: the state should do this or that, ultimately means: the police should force consumers to behave otherwise than they would behave…

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The most successful businessmen were often uneducated when measured by the scholastic standards of the teaching profession. But they were equal to their social…

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Two hundred years ago, before the advent of capitalism, a man's social status was fixed from the beginning to the end of his life;…

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Facts per se can neither prove nor refute anything. Everything is decided by the interpretation and explanation of the facts, by the ideas and…

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