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Quotes from Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War — Ludwig von Mises

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 characteristic feature of militarism is not the fact that a nation has a powerful army or navy. It is the paramount role assigned to the army within the political structure.

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

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