Empowering people to reach their full potential
Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito. It’s Latin for “do not give in to evil but proceed ever more boldly against it.” It was Ludwig von Mises’ personal motto. It is the motto of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. It shall be my motto as well.
The state – or, to make the matter more concrete, the government – consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is …