Ludwig von Mises: "The greater productivity of work under the division of labor is a unifying influence. It leads men to regard each other as comrades in a joint struggle for welfare, rather than as competitors in a struggle for existence. It makes friends out of enemies, peace out of war, society out of individuals." - Socialism
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| Ludwig von Mises | In relation to the immense sacrifices that the state demands of the individual through the blood tax, it seems rather incidental whether it compensates the soldier more or less abundantly for the loss of time that he suffers from his military-service obligation. | Nation, State, and Economy | p. 165 | Conscription |
| Ludwig von Mises | The first step which led from the soldiers war back to total war was the introduction of compulsory military service. It gradually did away with the difference between soldiers and citizens. | Interventionism | pp. 69-70 | Conscription |
| Ludwig von Mises | Compulsory military service thus leads to compulsory labor service of all citizens who are able to work, male and female. . . . Mobilization has become total; the nation and the state have been transformed into an army; war socialism has replaced the market economy. | Interventionism | pp. 69-70 | Conscription |