Ludwig von Mises Quotes

It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated. . . .

An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.

Evil grows and bears fruit, which is understandable, because it has logic and probability on its side and also, of course, strength. The resistance of tiny kernels of good, to which no one grants the power of causing far-reaching consequences, is entirely mysterious, however. Such seeming nothingness not only lasts but contains within itself enormous energy which is revealed gradually.

I think of it all as a test. This is a moral examination that one has to pass... to stand up against such social evils.

Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good.

Be the first to seek to bring good, do not grow accustomed to evil, but defeat it.

The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.

Every evil to which we do not succumb is a benefactor.

Never accept evil as something you must walk with, something you deserve.

The advocacy of truth will always excite hostility, and he who enforces justice will ever have to combat against the powers of this world.

I guess coming out against actual evil takes guts.

We cannot turn away because a topic is unpleasant or vile. Why? Because one way to rid our society of evil is to confront it boldly.

I must not permit the evil capabilities of human nature to sour my faith in the tremendous good that is possible despite the frailty of that nature.

It's Not sacrifice if it's someone else's life you're giving away, it's just evil.

Nonviolence and cowardice go ill together. True nonviolence is an impossibility without the possession of unadulterated fearlessness.

...love triumphs, at least in this life, not by eliminating evil once for all, but by resisting and overcoming it anew every day.

In the cruel and terrible time in which our generation has been condemned to live on this earth, we must never make peace with evil. We must never become indifferent to others or undemanding of ourselves.

The best antidote against evils of all kinds, against the evil thoughts that haunt the soul, against the needless perplexities which distract the conscience, is to keep hold of the good we have. Impure thoughts will not stand against pure words and prayers and deeds. Little doubts will not avail against great certainties. Fix your affections on things above, and then you will less and less be troubled by the cares, the temptations, the troubles of things on earth.

A working knowledge of the devil can be very well had from resisting him.

The way to overcome evil is to love something that is good.

A man can no more be a Christian without facing evil and conquering it than he can be a soldier without going to battle, facing the cannon's mouth, and encountering the enemy in the field.

From long familiarity, we know what honor is. It is what enables the individual to do right in the face of complacency and cowardice. It is what enables the soldier to die alone, the political prisoner to resist, the singer to sing her song, hardly appreciated, on a side street.

As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage, that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion, and which, in spite of the most unforeseen events, leaves full freedom of judgement and decision.

Certainly I'm not saying that you sit down and patiently accept injustice. I'm talking about a very strong force, where you stand up with all your might against an evil system, and you are not a coward.