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| Ludwig von Mises |
Richard Ebeling emails:
Dear Bob,
My novel article on the website of the Future of Freedom Foundation is on, “Ludwig von Mises together with the Real Meaning of Liberalism.”
“Liberalism” is 1 of the nearly misused together with abused political damage inwards the American lexicon, sometimes taken to mean
the enlightened notion of “progressive” policies to advance “social justice” through redistribution, together with at other times is condemned equally reflecting the arrogant belief inwards paternalistic authorities together with but about other give-and-take for what used to hold upwardly called socialism.
The fact is, “liberalism” originally meant private liberty, honor for private property, costless enterprise, liberty of trade, impartial dominion of law, together with constitutionally express government. One of its leading proponents inwards the twentieth century was the Austrian economist, Ludwig von Mises, together with this is reflected inwards his 1927 book, “Liberalism: the Classical Tradition,” which this yr marks the ninetieth anniversary since its publication.
In Mises’s able hands liberalism is shown to hold upwardly the practical political application of the bang-up regain of economic science that human prosperity together with good beingness volition hold upwardly greatly advanced when men participate inwards a social organization of sectionalisation of labor. But such a mutually advantageous organization of interdependent cooperation requires private liberty of selection together with action, private belongings rights, together with a peaceful arena of production together with trade. And why this is exclusively possible inwards a genuinely costless marketplace competitive economy, alongside both socialist key planning together with the interventionist state unworkable alternatives.
At a fourth dimension of continuing political together with state of war machine global tensions, Mises equally good explained how the classical liberal vision extended to the international arena opened the vista of a globe alongside peace together with prosperity for all. And how it is the ability of ideas that determines the course of report of human events, alongside naught “inevitable” leading to a collectivist together with politically planned future.
Though written ix decades ago, Mises’s “Liberalism” contains a timeless relevancy for agreement together with dealing alongside the electrical flow problems of our ain society.
https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/ludwig-von-mises-real-meaning-liberalism/
Best,
Richard Sumber http://www.targetliberty.com/