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Servile labour disappeared because it could not stand the competition of free labour its un-profitability sealed its doom in the market economy.

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
Competition
Market
Stand
Servile
Economy
Profitability
Free
Sealed
Disappeared
Doom
Labour

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