Almost all the fathers of socialism were members of the upper middle class or of the professions.

War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in wealth never does result from destruction of goods.

War is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror. Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father of all things. Only economic action has created the wealth around us; labor, not the profession of arms, brings happiness. Peace builds, war destroys.

The system that would stand midway between capitalism and socialism.

The greater productivity of work under the division of labor is a unifying influence. It leads men to regard each other as comrades in a joint struggle for welfare, rather than as competitors in a struggle for existence. It makes friends out of enemies, peace out of war, society out of individuals.

A short time ago the demagogues blamed capitalism for the poverty of the masses. Today they rather blame capitalism for the "affluence" that it bestows upon the common man.

What economic calculation requires is a monetary system whose functioning is not sabotaged by government interference.