Ludwig von Mises Quotes, Thoughts and images

Liberty is meaningless if it is only the liberty to agree with those in power.

Government is the only institution that can take a valuable commodity like paper, and make it worthless by applying ink.

Every socialist is a disguised dictator.

Liberty is always freedom from the government.

The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.

Do not give in to evil, but proceed ever more boldly against it.

Government cannot make man richer, but it can make him poorer.

Assistance granted to the unemployed does not dispose of unemployment. It makes it easier for the unemployed to remain idle.

Freedom really means the freedom to make mistakes.

Under capitalism everybody is the architect of his own fortune.

The criterion of truth is that it works even if nobody is prepared to acknowledge it.

Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.

Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.

Freedom is indivisible. As soon as one starts to restrict it, one enters upon a decline on which it is difficult to stop.

Historical knowledge is indispensable for those who want to build a better world.

Depression is the aftermath of credit expansion.

Capitalism needs neither propaganda nor apostles. Its achievements speak for themselves. Capitalism delivers the goods.

The market is a democracy in which every penny gives a right to vote.

German Marxian's coined the dictum: If socialism is against human nature, then human nature must be changed.

The real bosses, in the capitalist system of market economy, are the consumers.

Taxing profits is tantamount to taxing success.

The issue is always the same: the government or the market. There is no third solution.

He who serves the public best, makes the highest profits.

The first thing a genius needs is to breath free air.

Unemployment doles can have no other effect than the perpetuation of unemployment.

Society is best served when the means of production are in the possession of those who know how to use them best.

The worst law is better than bureaucratic tyranny.

Under capitalism everybody provides for their own needs by serving others.

In a battle between force and an idea, the latter always prevails.