Ludwig von Mises ( 10 of 64 )
Against nature and within nature there is no freedom.
Against nature and within nature there is no freedom.
In the world of reality, life, and human action there is no such thing as interests independent of ideas, preceding read more
In the world of reality, life, and human action there is no such thing as interests independent of ideas, preceding them temporarily and logically. What a man considers his interest is the result of his ideas.
It is the worst of all superstitions to assume that the epistemological characteristics of one branch of knowledge must necessarily read more
It is the worst of all superstitions to assume that the epistemological characteristics of one branch of knowledge must necessarily be applicable to any other branch.
Society is only possible on these terms, that the individual finds therein a strengthening of his own ego and his read more
Society is only possible on these terms, that the individual finds therein a strengthening of his own ego and his own will.
Society is joint action and cooperation in which each participant sees the other partner's success as a means for the read more
Society is joint action and cooperation in which each participant sees the other partner's success as a means for the attainment of his own.
The philosophy called individualism is a philosophy of social cooperation and the progressive intensification of the social nexus.
The philosophy called individualism is a philosophy of social cooperation and the progressive intensification of the social nexus.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
A nation's policy form an integral whole. Foreign policy and domestic policy are closely linked together; they are but one read more
A nation's policy form an integral whole. Foreign policy and domestic policy are closely linked together; they are but one system; they condition each other.
...economic history is a long record of government policies that failed because they were designed with a bold disregard for read more
...economic history is a long record of government policies that failed because they were designed with a bold disregard for the laws of economics.
The essence of democracy is not that everyone makes and administers laws but that lawgivers and rulers should be dependent read more
The essence of democracy is not that everyone makes and administers laws but that lawgivers and rulers should be dependent on the people's will in such a way that they may be peaceably changed if conflict occurs.
