The Anti-capitalistic Mentality

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IOO-L3803- FM 9/ 1 /06 7:26AM Pagei THE ANTI-CAPITALISTIC MENTALITY + + The Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises edited by bettina bien greaves The Anti-capitalistic Mentality Bureaucracy Economic Freedom and Interventionism: An Anthology of Articles and Essays Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow Human Action: A Treatise on Economics Interventionism: An Economic Analysis Liberalism: The Classical Tradition Nation, State, and Economy: Contributions to the Politics and History of Our Time Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War On the Manipulation of Money and Credit: Three Treatises on Trade-Cycle Theory Planning for Freedom: Let the Market System Work A Collection of Essays and Addresses Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution The Theory of Money and Credit The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method edited by richard m. ebeling Selected Writings of Ludwig von Mises Volume 1: Monetary and Economic Policy Problems Before, During, and After the Great War Volume 2: Between the Two World Wars: Monetary Disorder, Interventionism, Socialism, and the Great Depression Volume 3: The Political Economy of International Reform and Reconstruction Series page: 11/13 Electra FL, RR x 26 pi. Turnovers indent one em. Start on first text line. Editor lines set in 11 pt. esc (match letterspacing in rest of book). 7 pts. b/b below to .5 rule x 26 pi. 26 pts. from base of editor line to base of first title below. 26 pts. b/b above editor line to title or heading above. 19.5 pts. b/b below “Selected Writings of Ludwig von Mises” I OO-L3803 -FM 9/1/06 7:26AM Page iv + + I 00-L3803-FM 9/8/06 1:27PM Page v $ The Anti-capitalistic Mentality ~ LUDWIG VON MISES Edited and with a Preface by Bettina Bien Greaves + + LIBERTY FUND Indianapolis This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a foundation established to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motif for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word “freedom” (amagi), or “liberty.” It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. Editorial additions © 2006 Liberty Fund, Inc. All rights reserved First published in 1956 by D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. Front cover photograph of Ludwig von Mises used by permission of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama Frontispiece courtesy of Bettina Bien Greaves Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Von Mises, Ludwig, 1881–1973. The anti-capitalistic mentality/Ludwig von Mises; edited and with a preface by Bettina Bien Greaves. p. cm.—(Liberty Fund library of the works of Ludwig von Mises) “First published in 1956 by D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.” Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-86597-670-2 (hardcover: alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-86597-670-8 (hardcover: alk. paper) isbn-13: 978-0-86597-671-9 (pbk.: alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-86597-671-6 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Socialism—United States. 2. Capitalism—United States. I. Greaves, Bettina Bien. II. Title. hx83 .v654 2006 330.122—dc22 2006014652 Liberty Fund, Inc. 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1684 00-L3803-FM 9/1/06 7:26 AM Page vi 6 5 4 3 2 10 9 8 7 C 6 5 4 3 10 9 8 7 P ...