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Ludwig von Mises Economist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Sep 29, 1881
  • Died: Oct 10, 1973

Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was a philosopher, Austrian School economist, sociologist, and classical liberal. He became a prominent figure in the Austrian School of economic thought and is best known for his work on praxeology, a study of human choice and action. Fearing a Nazi takeover of Switzerland, where he was living at the time, Mises emigrated to the United States in 1940. Mises' thought has exerted significant influence on the libertarian movement in the United States in the mid-20th century.

Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism. peace

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

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

If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization. history

The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace. peace

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

Peace and not war is the father of all things. peace

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

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

If some peoples pretend that history or geography gives them the right to subjugate other races, nations, or peoples, there can be no peace. peace