Ludwig von Mises quote: What ranks above all else for economic and political reconstruction is a radical change of ideologies. Economic prosperity is not ...

What ranks above all else for economic and political reconstruction is a radical change of ideologies. Economic prosperity is not so much a material problem; it is, first of all, an intellectual, spiritual, and moral problem.

~ Ludwig von Mises ~

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