Ludwig von Mises: "Liberalism and capitalism address themselves to the cool, well-balanced mind. They proceed by strict logic, eliminating any appeal to the emotions. Socialism, on the contrary, works on the emotions, tries to violate logical considerations by rousing a sense of personal interest and to stifle the voice of reason by awakening primitive instincts." - Socialism
This
database of quotations from Mises was prepared for
The Quotable Mises edited by Mark Thornton, available from the
Mises Institute store
for $20. Send corrections to the editor.
Here is a source page on
the editions of the books referenced.
Put Mises quotes on your site.
Search:
Top>
Browse by subject: Conflict
| Ludwig von Mises | Class consciousness, created by the ideology of the class conflict, is the essence of the struggle, and not vice versa. The idea created the class, not the class the idea. | Socialism | p. 306 | Conflict |
| Ludwig von Mises | There are no irreconcilable conflicts between selfishness and altruism, between economics and ethics, between the concerns of the individual and those of society. | Theory and History | pp. 54-55 | Conflict |