1009: Ludwig von Mises – History and Bold Disregard for Economics

Economic history is a long record of government policies that failed because they were designed with a bold disregard for the laws of economics. —Ludwig von MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 1.79MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 170KB
Economic history is a long record of government policies that failed because they were designed with a bold disregard for the laws of economics. —Ludwig von MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.44MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 206KB
Economic history is a long record of government policies that failed because they were designed with a bold disregard for the laws of economics. —Ludwig von Mises

1005: Frederic Bastiat – Natural Tendencies of Mankind

If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of government are always good? Do they not also belong to the human race? are they made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind? —Frederic Bastiat