Ludwig von Mises

The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war.

Innovation is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public.

War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in wealth never does result from destruction of goods.

Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner.

Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.

Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business.

Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking.

The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.

Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.

Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being.

To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.

Peace and not war is the father of all things.