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The Cultural Background of Ludwig von Mises — New Formats Available

Editor’s Note: Formerly only available in PDF format, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn’s timeless essay “The Cultural Background of Ludwig von Mises” is now available in HTML making it much easier to use on your mobile devices. 

This essay not only provides some background on Mises himself, but also gives the reader a look into what it meant to be a laissez-faire liberal in Europe in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The competing agenda of various ethnic, religious, and ideological groups, all within the decentralized Austrian political world can provide us with insights into even our modern political environment. 

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