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Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner.

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Ludwig von Mises
Age: 92 †
Born: 1881
Born: September 29
Died: 1973
Died: October 10
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Lemberg
Austria
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises
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