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

Quote by Ludwig Von Mises

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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 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... 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 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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...