From The Quotable Mises — surrounding passage

T he Theory of Money and Credit , p. 434 The way to eternal peace does not lead through strengthening state and central power, as socialism strives for. Nation, State, and Economy , p. 96 History has witnessed the failure of many endeavors to impose peace by war, cooperation by coercion, unanimity by slaughtering dissidents. . . . A lasting order cannot be established by bayonets. Omnipotent Government , pp. 6–7

“War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in wealth never does result from destruction of goods.”

Nation, State, and Economy , p. 154 Not through war and victory but only through work can a nation create the preconditions for the well-being of its members. Conquering nations finally perish, either because they are annihilated by strong ones or because the ruling class is culturally overwhelmed by the subjugated. Nation, State, and Economy , p. 87 Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business. Nation, State, and Economy , p.