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Scientific criticism has no nobler task than to shatter false beliefs.

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
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Criticism
Atheism
Shatter
Belief
Nobler
Beliefs
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