Ludwig von Mises served on the front lines of World War I. As an artillery captain in the Austro-Hungarian army, he was surrounded by gore and bloodshed, horrors that he never forgot. In recognition of his service and his brilliance, he was offered a plush position serving as an economic advisor in the war department. Ease and comfort in a time of conflict was his. All he had to do was agree to the demands of his government.
But Mises was not a man to betray his principles.
Instead, he warned about the dangers of his government’s desired policy of war socialism. As a result, he was sent into one of the war’s most dangerous fronts. Throughout his life, Mises demonstrated his willingness to sacrifice it all to stand for the truth.
Luckily, Ludwig von Mises did not meet his end in the Great War. He went on to lead the intellectual fight against the socialists of Europe and the New Dealers in America.
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