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Chapter 207 of 234 · The Quotable Mises by Ludwig von Mises

Sports

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Games are not reality, but merely play. They are civilized man’s outlet for deeply ingrained instincts of enmity. When the game comes to an end, the victors and the defeated shake hands and return to the reality of their social life, which is cooperation and not fighting.

The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science, p. 88

A game is a pastime, is a means to employ one’s leisure time and to banish boredom.

The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science, p. 90

No game can, apart from the pleasure it gives to the players and to the spectators, contribute anything to the improvement of human conditions.

The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science, p. 90

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