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German Marxian's coined the dictum: If socialism is against human nature, then human nature must be changed.

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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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