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Ludwig von Mises on Independence Day

1881–1973 Austria

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Within a militarist community there is no freedom; there are only obedience and discipline.

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War (1944)

The main political problem is how to prevent the police power from becoming tyrannical. This is the meaning of all the struggles for liberty.

The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science (1962)

A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers proper. He must free himself from the habit, just as soon as something does not please him, of calling for the police.

Liberalism (1927)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ludwig von Mises (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.