If the members of parliament no longer consider themselves mandatories of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving … - Ludwig von Mises

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My quarrel is not with the legitimate role of government but with the unlimited role of government.

Ludwig von Mises

If the members of parliament no longer consider themselves mandatories of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving salaries, wages, subsidies, doles, and other benefits from the treasury, democracy is done for.

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The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterized by rigid observance of routine and by a resistance to every kind of improvement. They call themselves liberals, but they are intent upon abolishing liberty. They call themselves democrats, but they yearn for dictatorship. They call themselves revolutionaries, but they want to make the government omnipotent. They promise the blessings of the Garden of Eden, but they plan to transform the world into a gigantic post office. Every man but one a subordinate clerk in a bureau.

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The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.

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The elimination of profit, whatever methods may be resorted to for its execution, must transform society into a senseless jumble. It would create poverty for all.

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He who serves the public best, makes the highest profits.

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The real bosses, in the capitalist system of market economy, are the consumers.

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