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Archive for category: Prof. Hans-Hermann Hoppe

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Hans-Hermann Hoppe | What is true, just, and beautiful

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“What is true, just, and beautiful is not determined by popular vote. The masses everywhere are ignorant, short-sighted, motivated by envy, and easy to fool. Democratic politicians must appeal to these masses in order to be elected. Whoever is the best demagogue will win. Almost by necessity, then, democracy will lead to the perversion of truth, justice and beauty.” Hans-Hermann Hoppe “Was wahr, gerecht und schön ist, wird nicht durch Volksabstimmungen bestimmt. Die Massen sind überall unwissend, kurzsichtig, von Neid getrieben und leicht zu täuschen. Demokratische Politiker müssen an diese…

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Hans Hermann Hoppe | Democracy is a soft variant of communism

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“Democracy has nothing to do with freedom. Democracy is a soft variant of communism, and rarely in the history of ideas has it been taken for anything else.” Prof. Hans Hermann Hoppe (“Reflections on State and War”. Talk in Auburn, Alabama, on the occasion of receiving the Mises Institute’s 2006 Gary G. Schlarbaum Liberty Prize, www.lewrockwell.com. December 02, 2006.) “Demokratie hat nichts mit Freiheit zu tun. Demokratie ist eine weiche Variante des Kommunismus, und selten in der Geschichte der Ideen ist sie für etwas anderes gehalten worden.” Nützliche und hilfreiche…

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Hans Hermann Hoppe | the greatest threat to human security

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“The recently ended twentieth century was characterized by a level of human rights violations unparalleled in all of human history. In his book Death by Government, Rudolph Rummel estimates some 170 million government-caused deaths in the twentieth century. The historical evidence appears to indicate that, rather than protecting life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness of their citizens, governments must be considered the greatest threat to human security.” Prof. Hans Hermann Hoppe (Myth of National Defense) “Das gerade zu Ende gegangene zwanzigste Jahrhundert war durch ein Ausmaß an Menschenrechtsverletzungen gekennzeichnet,…