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"The direction of all economic affairs is in the market society a task of the entrepreneurs. Theirs is the control of production. They are at the helm and steer the ship. A superficial observer would believe that they are supreme. But they are not. They are bound to obey unconditionally the captain's orders. The captain is the consumer."
menu_book Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
View Full Quote"What distinguishes the successful entrepreneur and promoter from other people is precisely the fact that he does not let himself be guided by what was and is, but arranges his affairs on the ground of his opinion about the future. He sees the past and the present as other people do; but he judges the future in a different way."
menu_book Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
View Full Quote"The capitalists, the enterprisers, and the farmers are instrumental in the conduct of economic affairs. They are at the helm and steer the ship. But they are not free to shape its course. They are not supreme, they are steersmen only, bound to obey unconditionally the captain's orders. The captain is the consumer."
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View Full Quote"Nothing can make it moral to destroy the best. One can't be punished for being good. One can't be penalized for ability. If that is right, then we'd better start slaughtering one another, because there isn't any right at all in the world!"
menu_book Atlas Shrugged
View Full Quote"There are indeed only two possible visions of society and its organization: a liberal vision and a constructivist one."
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Atlas Shrugged
Epic novel depicting a dystopian United States where industrialists and entrepreneurs mysteriously disappear, exploring themes of individualism, ca...
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A seminal work arguing that economic freedom is a prerequisite for political freedom, exploring the role of capitalism in a free society
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A collection of essays by Rand, Alan Greenspan, Nathaniel Branden and Robert Hessen arguing that laissez-faire capitalism is the only social system...
Read MoreHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics
Ludwig von Mises' magnum opus and the most comprehensive systematic treatment of economics from the Austrian School perspective. Mises develops pra...
Read MoreLibéralisme
A systematic and uncompromising defence of classical liberalism, arguing that all social questions resolve into one fundamental choice between a li...
Read MoreA Theory of Socialism and Capitalism: Economics, Politics, and Ethics
Systematic comparison of capitalism and socialism, examining the economic and ethical foundations of different property systems and their consequen...
Read MoreLa Tyrannie fiscale
Exposes the French tax system as arbitrary, economically destructive, and morally indefensible, showing that high taxation is not a neutral technic...
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