Ludwig von Mises Quotes

Ideas shape the course of history.

Ideas can never be defeated by military force. They can only be defeated by better ideas.

I'm not in power, but my ideas are in power. And my ideas will prevail.

A stand can be made against invasion by an army; no stand can be made against invasion by an idea.

I am sure that the power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas.

Ideas are more powerful than people.

Ideas have consequences that can transform society.

Ideas are, in truth, force.

Power, before it comes from arms or wealth, emanates from ideas.

Ideas do not count for much unless they change the lives of men.

There are more ideas on earth than intellectuals imagine. And these ideas are more active, stronger, more resistant, more passionate than politicians think.

While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas.

Ideas do not need weapons, to the extent that they can convince the great masses

It is useless to send armies against ideas.

If you're in the idea business, it doesn't matter where you're from. It matters if we care about the change you're making.

Ideas are very important to the shaping of society. In fact, they are more powerful than bombings or armies or guns. And this is because ideas are capable of spreading without limit. They are behind all the choices we make. They can transform the world in a way that governments and armies cannot. Fighting for liberty with ideas makes more sense to me than fighting with guns or politics or political power. With ideas, we can make real change that lasts.

The greatest events of an age are its best thoughts. Thought finds its way into action.

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

No discovery of mine has made, or is likely to make, directly or indirectly, for good or ill, the least difference to the amenity of the world.

It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is nor an answer Neither is resignation Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment.

No critic ever changed the world.

Often an idea has impact far larger than the person who originated it.

An idea whose time has come cannot be stopped by any army or any force.

Celebrity is no different from any other energy. It's a force for good or evil. It's no different from money. It's power.

To change the world you'll need a pen.