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It is vain to fight totalitarianism by adopting totalitarian methods. freedom can only be won by men unconditionally committed to the principles of freedom. the first requisite for a better social order is the return to unrestricted freedom of thought and speech.
-Ludwig Von Mises
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It Is Vain To Fight Totalitarianism By

Ludwig Von Mises
It is vain to fight totalitarianism by adopting totalitarian methods. freedom can only be won by men unconditionally committed to the principles of freedom. the first requisite for a better social order is the return to unrestricted freedom of thought and speech.
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