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Rather Quotes by 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" that it bestows…
- Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities of man.
- In relation to the immense sacrifices that the state demands of the individual through the blood tax, it seems rather incidental whether it compensates the…
- The greater productivity of work under the division of labor is a unifying influence. It leads men to regard each other as comrades in a…
- What matters is not the allocation of portions out of a fund presented to man by nature. The problem is rather to further those social…
- Reason's biological function is to preserve and promote life and to postpone its extinction as long as possible. Thinking and acting are not contrary to…
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- The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further… — Neil Armstrong
- The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. — Isaac Asimov