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 | The only source of the generation of additional capital goods is saving. If all the goods produced are consumed, no new capital comes into being. | The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality | p. 84 | Savings |
| Ludwig von Mises | Capital is not a free gift of God or of nature. It is the outcome of a provident restriction of consumption on the part of man. It is created and increased by saving and maintained by the abstention from dissaving. | The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality | p. 84 | Savings |
| Ludwig von Mises | The most ingenious technological inventions would be practically useless if the capital goods required for their utilization had not been accumulated by saving. | The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality | p. 39 | Savings |