Capital is not a free gift of God or of nature. It is the outcome of a provident restriction of consumption on the part of man. It is created and increased by saving and maintained by the abstention from dissaving.


Anti-Capitalistic Mentality, The (ed. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1978) - ISBN: 9781610164955

Ludwig von Mises Quotes

Capital is not a free gift of God or of nature. It is the outcome of a provident restriction of consumption on the part of man. It is created and...

Capital is not a free gift of God or of nature. It is the outcome of a provident restriction of consumption on the part of man. It is created and...

Capital is not a free gift of God or of nature. It is the outcome of a provident restriction of consumption on the part of man. It is created and...

Capital is not a free gift of God or of nature. It is the outcome of a provident restriction of consumption on the part of man. It is created and...