Louis XIV was very frank and sincere when he said: I am the State. The modern statist is modest. He says: I am the servant of the State; but, he implies, the State is God. You could revolt against a Bourbon king, and the French did it. This was, of course, a struggle of man against man. But you cannot revolt against the god State and against his humble handy man, the bureaucrat.
Ludwig von MisesThe worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.
Ludwig von MisesTo assign to everybody his proper place in society is the task of the consumers. Their buying and abstention from buying is instrumental in determining each individual's social position.
Ludwig von MisesWhat makes small business develop into big business is not spending, but saving and capital accumulation.
Ludwig von Mises