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.
Ludwig von MisesEconomics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.
Ludwig von MisesEconomic 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 MisesTyranny is the political corollary of socialism, as representative government is the political corollary of the market economy.
Ludwig von Mises