The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest.

Quote by Ludwig Von Mises

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War... is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.

War... is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.

To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is...

To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is...

The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.

The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.

War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in...

War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in...

Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist...

Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist...

Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest...

Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest...

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

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

War prosperity is like the prosperity that an earthquake or a plague brings.

War prosperity is like the prosperity that an earthquake or a plague brings.

The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main...

The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main...