Quotations on Ludwig von Mises

Quotations on Ludwig von Mises

There is work to be done, and that work involves the will to preserve the fruts of Western civilzation in the 21st century and to debate with our opponents on the current terrain of the real. For generations, the great defenders of the humane consquences of the allocation of cpaital by free markes rather than by central planners have remained unexplored, marginalized, or dismissed as absurd by most American intellectuals--most students imply do not know of Ludwig von Mises or F.A. Hayek or Milton Friedman.

---Alan Charles Kors, from "Did Western Civilization Survive the 20th Century? a speech published by the Institute for Humane Studies, and published in the Washington Times, March 27, 2000.

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Mises was right, and Lenin was wrong. That is the great lesson of the 20th century.

-- Yuri N. Maltsev, Former Soviet Economist

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Ludwig von Mises was one of the greatest economic thinkers in the history of Western Civilization. Through his seminal works, he rekindled the flames of liberty. As a wise and kindly mentor, he encourages all who sought to understand the meaning of freedom. We owe him an incalculable debt.

-- Ronald Reagan, Former President of the United States

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