Economic control is not merely control of a sector of human life that can be separated from the rest; it is the control of the means for all our ends.
Ludwig von MisesCapitalism gave the world what it needed, a higher standard of living for a steadily increasing number of people.
Ludwig von MisesThe characteristic feature of modern capitalism is mass production of goods destined for consumption by the masses. The result is a tendency towards a continuous improvement in the average standard of living, a progressing enrichment of the many.
Ludwig von MisesThe development of capitalism consists in everyone having the right to serve the consumer better or more cheaply.
Ludwig von MisesThe prerequisite for more economic equality in the world is industrialization. And this is possible only through increased capital investment, increased capital accumulation.
Ludwig von MisesThe interventionists do not approach the study of economic matters with scientific disinterestedness. Most of them are driven by an envious resentment against those whose incomes are larger than their own. This bias makes it impossible for them to see things as they really are. For them the main thing is not to improve the conditions of the masses, but to harm the entrepreneurs and capitalists even if this policy victimizes the immense majority of the people.
Ludwig von Mises