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.
Ludwig von MisesFor it is an essential difference between capitalist and socialist production that under capitalism men provide for themselves, while under Socialism they are provided for.
Ludwig von MisesHe who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny.
Ludwig von Mises