Origins of the Welfare State in America

Tags: Other Schools of Thought, Philosophy and Methodology, Free Markets

11/19/2025 Murray N. Rothbard

We must realize that the two most powerful motivations in human history have always been ideology and economic interest, and that a joining of these two motivations can be downright irresistible.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-daily/origins-welfare-state-america

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