Ludwig Von Mises Archives

An Orwellian Reinterpretation of Human Rights

September 18, 2024 Wanjiru Njoya

Ludwig von Mises depicts the aim of revolutionary socialism as: “to clear the ground for building up a new civilization by liquidating the old one.” One of the main strategies in liquidating a civilization involves dismantling its legal and philosophical foundations. This role is fulfilled by activists who embark upon “sabotage and revolution” by subverting the meaning of words: “The … Read more

Notable Quote – Have Progressives already beat the Free Market into submission? Have we moved into Fascism controlled markets?

October 1, 2021 Skip

Reformatted, emphasis mine: In the interventionist state it is no longer of crucial importance for the success of an enterprise that operations be run in such a way that the needs of the consumer are satisfied in the best and least expensive way; it is much more important that one has “good relations” with the … Read more

Notable Quote – one important basis of Freedom is the Right to Private Property

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Skip

The essential teaching of liberalism is that social coöperation and the division of labor can be achieved only in a system of private ownership of the means of production, i.e., within a market society, or capitalism. All the other principles of liberalism – democracy, personal freedom of the individual, freedom of speech and of the … Read more

Notable Quote – Ludwig von Mises

May 18, 2020 Skip

Those that accept this premise totally ignore that some of those “wretched underlings” rise to be able to manipulate the Government’s levers of Powers. Thus, this narrative von Mises has made sport of, is totally untrue and broken.

von Mises vs Marx: “Freedom” vs “Total Control”

October 19, 2019 Skip

Me: “Let me decide for myself.” Bernie-Bros (and the rest of the current den of Democrat Prez Wannabees: “We’ll decide from on high because you’re too stupid”. Freedom vs enforced “equality”. Self-interest vs Faux Moral Superiority. Individualism vs serfdom. How will you vote? Me? With Mises: (H/T: Cafe Hayek)

Notable Quote – Ludwig Von Mises

June 9, 2018March 30, 2013 Skip

“Private property creates for the individual a sphere in which he is free of the state. It sets limits to the operation of the authoritarian will. It allows other forces to arise side by side with and in opposition to political power. It thus becomes the basis of all those activities that are free from … Read more