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He who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny.

Ludwig von Mises

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