Ludwig von Mises Quotes


Fascism was an emergency makeshift. To view it as something more would be a fatal error.


Citations

Mises, Ludwig von. Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition. Translated by Ralph Raico, Foundation for Economic Education, 1985, p. 51.

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Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises
  • Born: September 29, 1881
  • Died: October 10, 1973
  • Nationality: Austrian
  • Profession: Economist

Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian School economist, historian, logician and sociologist. Mises wrote and lectured extensively on the societal contributions of classical liberalism. He is best known for his work on praxeology, a study of human choice and action.