“The gold standard did not collapse. Governments abolished it in order to pave the way for inflation. The whole grim apparatus of oppression and coercion, policemen, customs guards, penal courts, prisons, in some countries even executioners, had to be put into action in order to destroy the gold standard.”
Quote by Ludwig von Mises
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Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was a prominent economist, philosopher, and social theorist born on September 29, 1881, in Austria, and passed away on October 10, 1973. He is considered one of the most influential economists of the 20th century and a leading advocate for free-market economics. more
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