Ludwig von Mises: "Through all the changes in the prevailing system of social stratification, moral philosophers continued to hold fast to the fundamental idea of Ciceros doctrine that making money is degrading." - Epistemological Problems of Economics
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| Ludwig von Mises | It is not in the power of the government to make everybody more prosperous. | Bureaucracy | p. 84 | Farm Programs |
| Ludwig von Mises | The boon of these privileged farmers is paid for by the taxpayers who must provide the funds required to defray the deficit. It affects neither the market price nor the total available supply of agricultural products. It merely makes profitable the operation of farms which hitherto were submarginal. | Human Action | p. 656; p. 660 | Farm Programs |