On Doing Something About It

03/28/2011 Frank Chodorov

If a prominent politician hires a hall to make a speech, stay away; the absent audience will bring him to a realization of his nothingness, writes Frank Chodorov (1887–1966).

This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Colin Hussey.

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