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Business is a means- the only means- to increase the quantity of goods available for preserving life and rendering it more agreeable.

Ludwig von Mises

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Ludwig von Mises
Age: 92 †
Born: 1881
Born: September 29
Died: 1973
Died: October 10
Economist
Philosopher
University Teacher
Writer
Lemberg
Austria
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Mises
Life
Agreeable
Quantity
Goods
Available
Increase
Means
Business
Preserving
Mean
Rendering

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