Peace Quotes by Ludwig von Mises

The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war.

— Ludwig von Mises

Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business.

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace and not war is the father of all things.

— Ludwig von Mises

The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.

— Ludwig von Mises

War...is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.

— Ludwig von Mises

Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking.

— Ludwig von Mises

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

— Ludwig von Mises

Civilization is a work of peaceful co-operation.

— Ludwig von Mises

Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.

— Ludwig von Mises

If some peoples pretend that history or geography gives them the right to subjugate other races, nations, or peoples, there can be…

— Ludwig von Mises

Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Repression by brute force is always a confession of the inability to make use of the better weapons of the intellect—better because…

— Ludwig von Mises

The avowed aim of all utopian movements is to put an end to history and to establish a final and permanent calm.

— Ludwig von Mises

Every extension of the functions and power of the State beyond its primary duty of maintaining peace and justice should be scrutinized…

— Ludwig von Mises

The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest.

— Ludwig von Mises

Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.

— Ludwig von Mises

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

— Ludwig von Mises

“If one prevents a man from working for the good of society while at the same time providing for the satisfaction of…

— Ludwig von Mises

War is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror. Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the…

— Ludwig von Mises

In relation to the immense sacrifices that the state demands of the individual through the blood tax, it seems rather incidental whether…

— Ludwig von Mises

The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables.…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father…

— Ludwig von Mises

History has witnessed the failure of many endeavors to impose peace by war, cooperation by coercion, unanimity by slaughtering dissidents… A lasting…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Peace builds, war destroys. Nations are fundamentally peaceful because they recognize the predominant utility of peace. They accept war only in self-defence;…

— Ludwig von Mises

The goal of liberalism is the peaceful cooperation of all men. It aims at peace among nations too. When there is private…

— Ludwig von Mises

Inflationism, however, is not an isolated phenomenon. It is only one piece in the total framework of politico-economic and socio-philosophical ideas of…

— Ludwig von Mises

Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.

— Ludwig von Mises

Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner.

— Ludwig von Mises

“More dangerous than bayonets and cannon are the weapons of the mind.”

— Ludwig von Mises

To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.

— Ludwig von Mises

Continued adherence to a policy of compulsory education is utterly incompatible with efforts to establish lasting peace.

— Ludwig von Mises

Men are fighting one another because they are convinced that the extermination and liquidation of adversaries is the only means of promoting…

— Ludwig von Mises

The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.

— Ludwig von Mises

Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being.

— Ludwig von Mises

Only one thing can conquer war-that attitude of mind which can see nothing in war but destruction and annihilation...

— Ludwig von Mises

[T]he essence of so-called war prosperity: it enriches some by what it takes from others. It is not rising wealth but a…

— Ludwig von Mises

Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom.

— Ludwig von Mises