“It is irrelevant to the entrepreneur, as the servant of the consumers, whether the wishes and wants of the consumers are wise or unwise, moral or immoral. He produces what the consumers want. In this sense he is amoral. He manufactures whiskey and guns just as he produces food and clothing. It is not his task to teach reason to the sovereign consumers. Should one entrepreneur, for ethical reasons of his own, refuse to manufacture whiskey, other entrepreneurs would do so as long as whiskey is wanted and bought. It is not because we have distilleries that people drink whiskey; it is because people like to drink whiskey that we have distilleries. One may deplore this. But it is not up to the entrepreneurs to improve mankind morally. And they are not to be blamed if those whose duty this is have failed to do so.”
“It is irrelevant to the entrepreneur, as the servant of the consumers, whether the wishes and wants of the consumers are wise or unwise, moral or immoral. He produces what the consumers want. In this sense he is amoral. He manufactures whiskey and guns just as he produces food and clothing. It is not his task to teach reason to the sovereign consumers. Should one entrepreneur, for ethical reasons of his own, refuse to manufacture whiskey, other entrepreneurs would do so as long as whiskey is wanted and bought. It is not because we have distilleries that people drink whiskey; it is because people like to drink whiskey that we have distilleries. One may deplore this. But it is not up to the entrepreneurs to improve mankind morally. And they are not to be blamed if those whose duty this is have failed to do so.”
Ludwig von Mises
“The market system is the basis of our civilization. Its only alternative is the Führer principle.”
Ludwig von Mises“The elimination of profit, whatever methods may be resorted to for its execution, must transform society into a senseless jumble.”
Ludwig von Mises, Planning for Freedom, and Sixteen Other Essays and Addresses: Ludwig Von Mises. Also, the Essential Von Mises“Society has arisen out of the works of peace the essence of society is peacemaking. ”
Ludwig von Mises“Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.”
Ludwig von Mises“The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.”
Ludwig von Mises“Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business.”
Ludwig von Mises“Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.”
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