Quotes by Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit

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An attempt is sometimes made to demonstrate the desirability of measures directed against speculation by reference to th — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
Any intervention, such as that of the German Reichsbank in the Spring of 1923, in which only a small part of the increas — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
But there are nevertheless three conclusions that seem to follow from our critical examination of the possibilities of i — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
That policy which aims at raising the objective exchange-value of money is called, after the most important means at its — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
Restrictionism, however, demands positive sacrifices from the national exchequer when it is carried out by the withdrawa — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
Restrictionistic ideas have never met with any measure of popular sympathy except after a time of monetary depreciation — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
When the value of money is increased, then those are enriched who at the time possess credit money or claims to credit m — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
A metallic money, the augmentation or diminution of the quantity of metal available for which is independent of delibera — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
The State does not govern the market; in the market in which products are exchanged it may quite possibly be a powerful — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
Etatism, as a theory, is the doctrine of the omnipotence of the State, and, as a policy, the attempt to regulate all mun — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
Etatism by no means aims at the formal transformation of all ownership of the means of production into State ownership b — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
There is no room at all for independent enterprise under any variety of State Socialism. Prices are to be regulated auth — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
Every word of etatistic thought is contradicted by the doctrines of sociology and economics; this is why etatists endeav — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
That the social life of human beings is subject to definite limitations; that it is governed by a set of laws that are c — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
History likewise shows that sometimes the 'monetary standard of the victors' can prove to be very bad. There have seldom — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
For the etatist, money is a creature of the State, and the esteem in which money is held is the economic expression of t — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
Neither has the wealth of a country any bearing on the valuation of its money. Nothing is more erroneous than the widesp — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
The oldest and most popular instrument of etatistic monetary policy is the official fixing of maximum prices. High price — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
Let us merely discuss the question, what consequences would necessarily follow if, ceteris paribus, with an increasing q — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit
The attempt to restrain prices within limits has to be given up. A government that sets out to abolish market prices is — Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit