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Laissez Faire

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If one rejects laissez faire on account of mans fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action.Planning for Freedomp. 44Laissez Faire
Laissez faire does not mean: let soulless mechanical forces operate. It means: let individuals choose how they want to cooperate in the social division of labor and let them determine what the entrepreneurs should produce.Planning for Freedomp. 45Laissez Faire
Laissez faire means: Let the common man choose and act; do not force him to yield to a dictator.Human Actionp. 727; p. 732Laissez Faire
Laissez faire, laissez passer does not mean: let the evils last. On the contrary, it means: do not interfere with the operation of the market because such interference must necessarily restrict output and make people poorer.Omnipotent Governmentp. xLaissez Faire
The greatness of the nineteenth century consisted in the fact that to some extent the ideas of Classical economics became the dominant philosophy of state and society.The Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economicsp. 44Laissez Faire
What transformed the world of horse-drawn carriages, sailing ships, and windmills step by step into a world of airplanes and electronics was the laissez-faire principle.The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Sciencep. 127Laissez Faire
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