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Socialism is an alternative to capitalism as potassium cyanide is an alternative to water. - Ludwig von Mises
" "Socialism is an alternative to capitalism as potassium cyanide is an alternative to water.
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About Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (29 September 1881 – 10 October 1973) was an Austrian economist, philosopher, author and classical liberal who had a significant influence on the modern libertarian movement and the Austrian School of economics.
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