Ludwig von Mises: "Money, like chocolate on a hot oven, was melting in the pockets of the people." - Economic Policy
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| Ludwig von Mises | If the goal of the Pan-European movement could be achieved, the world would not be in the least the better for it. The struggle of a united European continent against the great world powers outside its territory would be no less ruinous than is the present struggle of the countries of Europe among themselves. | Liberalism | p. 147 | Europe |
| Ludwig von Mises | If one wants to study the reasons for Europes backwardness, it would be necessary to examine the manifold laws and regulations that prevented in Europe the establishment of an equivalent of the American drug store and crippled the evolution of chain stores, department stores, super markets and kindred outfits. | Planning for Freedom | p. 136 | Europe |
| Ludwig von Mises | The only way to counteract tendencies toward protectionism and autarky is to recognize their harmfulness and to appreciate the harmony of the interests of all nations. | Liberalism | pp. 146-47 | Europe |