Misesian for Life: An Interview with Hans F. Sennholz

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07/30/2014 Austrian Economics Newsletter Hans F. Sennholz

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Volume 22, Number 1 (Spring 2002)

Hans F. Sennholz in interviewed about Austrian Theory, Government intervention, and how Ludwig von Mises affected his life.

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