Ludwig von Mises ( 10 of 64 )
Facts per se can neither prove nor refute anything. Everything is decided by the interpretation and explanation of the facts, read more
Facts per se can neither prove nor refute anything. Everything is decided by the interpretation and explanation of the facts, by the ideas and the theories.
All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to read more
All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to it by passionately clamoring for the products it turns out.
Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.
Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.
Progress is precisely that which the rules and regulations did not foresee.
Progress is precisely that which the rules and regulations did not foresee.
Those fighting for free enterprise and free competition do not defend the interests of those rich today. They want a read more
Those fighting for free enterprise and free competition do not defend the interests of those rich today. They want a free hand left to unknown men who will be the entrepreneurs of tomorrow...
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to read more
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to tell people what ends they should aim at. It is a science of the means to be applied for attainment of ends chosen, not, to be sure, a science of the choosing of ends. Ultimate decisions, the valuations and the choosing of ends, are beyond the scope of any science. Science never tells a man how he should act; it merely shows how a man must act if he wants to attain definite ends.
He who disdains the fall in infant mortality and the gradual disappearance of famines and plagues may cast the first read more
He who disdains the fall in infant mortality and the gradual disappearance of famines and plagues may cast the first stone upon the materialism of the economists.
The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and read more
The aim of all struggles for liberty is to keep in bounds the armed defenders of peace, the governors and their constables. The political concept of the individual's freedom means: freedom from arbitrary action on the part of the police power.
Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities read more
Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities of man.
If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.
If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.
