[Rothbard wrote this in 1950.] Whether the American war effort remains “partial” or eventually becomes “total,” methods of mobilization are rapidly becoming our most pressing economic problem. Obviously, mobilization for war inevitably involves hardships for the populace, and lowered standards of living for the duration of the war effort. The
[From Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis , by Ludwig von Mises, pp. 113–22.] All human action, so far as it is rational, appears as the exchange of one condition for another. Men apply economic goods and personal time and labour in the direction which, under the given circumstances, promises the highest degree of satisfaction, and
[From the University of Chicago Law Review (Spring 1949).] I In all democratic countries, in the United States even more than elsewhere, a strong belief prevails that the influence of the intellectuals on politics is negligible. This is no doubt true of the power of intellectuals to make their peculiar opinions of the moment influence decisions,
[From The Life of Colonel David Crockett , compiled by Edward S. Ellis (Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1884). Included in Free Market Economics: A Basic Reader , compiled by Bettina B. Greaves (Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: Foundation for Economic Education, 1975).] One day in the House of Representatives, a bill was taken up appropriating money for
[Rothbard escribió esto en 1950] Tanto si el esfuerzo bélico estadounidense sigue siendo «parcial» como si finalmente se convierte en «total», los métodos de movilización se están convirtiendo rápidamente en nuestro problema económico más apremiante. Obviamente, la movilización para la guerra implica inevitablemente dificultades para la población,
[De Socialismo: un análisis económico y sociológico , de Ludwig von Mises]. Toda acción humana, en la medida en que es racional, aparece como el intercambio de una condición por otra. Los hombres aplican los bienes económicos y el tiempo y el trabajo personal en la dirección que, en las circunstancias dadas, promete el mayor grado de satisfacción,
[De The Life of Colonel David Crockett , compilado por Edward S. Ellis (Filadelfia: Porter & Coates, 1884). Incluido en Free Market Economics: A Basic Reader , compilado por Bettina B. Greaves (Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: Fundación para la Educación Económica, 1975)]. Un día en la Cámara de Representantes, se presentó un proyecto de ley que asignaba
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