The desire for an increase of wealth can be satisfied through exchange…

Ludwig von Mises
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The desire for an increase of wealth can be satisfied through exchange, which is the only method possible in a capitalist economy, or by violence and petition as in a militarist society, where the strong acquire by force, the weak by petitioning. ✨ Ludwig von Mises (2016). Socialism - An Economic and Sociological Analysis: The Economist, p.336, VM eBooks
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