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The productivity of social cooperation surpasses in every respect the sum total of the production of isolated individuals.

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
Every
Isolated
Production
Productions
Total
Individuals
Respect
Surpasses
Individual
Productivity
Social
Cooperation

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