Chapter 99 of 234 · The Quotable Mises by Ludwig von Mises
Ideology
No one can escape the influence of a prevailing ideology.
Epistemological Problems of Economics, p. 197
There is no use in dealing in a summary way with any ideology however foolish and contradictory it may appear. Even a manifestly erroneous doctrine should be refuted by careful analysis and the unmasking of the fallacies implied. A sound doctrine can win only by exploding the delusions of its adversaries.
The Theory of Money and Credit, pp. 455–56
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