Monday, 16 February 2026

“The champions of socialism call themselves progressives..."

The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterised by rigid observance of routine and by a resistance to every kind of improvement.

"They call themselves liberals, but they are intent upon abolishing liberty.”

They call themselves democrats, but they yearn for dictatorship.

"They call themselves revolutionaries, but they want to make the government omnipotent.

"They promise the blessings of the Garden of Eden, but they plan to transform the world into a gigantic post office. Every man but one a subordinate clerk in a bureau.”
~ Ludwig Von Mises from his 1944 book Bureaucracy

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