Ludwig von Mises: "The slogan Away with foreign goods! would lead us, if we accepted all its implications, to abolish the division of labor altogether. For the principle that makes the international division of labor seem advantageous is precisely the principle which recommends division of labor in any circumstances." - Socialism
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| Ludwig von Mises | In the realm of nature we cannot know anything about final causes, by reference to which events can be explained. But in the field of human actions there is the finality of acting men. Men make choices. They aim at certain ends and they apply means in order to attain the ends sought. | Omnipotent Government | p. 120 | Natural Sciences |
| Ludwig von Mises | Nothing could by more mistaken than the now fashionable attempt to apply the methods and concepts of the natural sciences to the solution of social problems. | Omnipotent Government | p. 120 | Natural Sciences |
| Ludwig von Mises | What makes natural science possible is the power to experiment; what makes social science possible is the power to grasp or to comprehend the meaning of human action. | Money, Method, and the Market Process | p. 9 | Natural Sciences |