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Ludwig von Mises

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What we know about Ludwig von Mises comes primarily from their words — and those words are worth your time. Their thinking spans from Peace to Society, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. 11 of Ludwig von Mises's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Peace, Society, History, and Attitude. Among their most shared lines: "Peace and not war is the father of all things."

“To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace

All Quotes by Ludwig von Mises

“If some peoples pretend that history or geography gives them the right to subjugate other races, nations, or peoples, there can be no peace.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace

“If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.”

— Ludwig von Mises

History

“Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace

“To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace

“The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace

“Peace and not war is the father of all things.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace

“Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace

“Society has arisen out of the works of peace the essence of society is peacemaking.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace

“Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Peace

“Only one thing can conquer war - that attitude of mind which can see nothing in war but destruction and annihilation.”

— Ludwig von Mises

Attitude