From The Quotable Mises — surrounding passage

The Theory of Money and Credit , p. 454

“The worst and most dangerous form of absolutist rule is that of an intolerant majority.”

Theory and History , p. 67 For the charismatic leader but one thing matters: the faithful performance of his mission no matter what the means he may be forced to resort to. He is above all laws and moral precepts. What he does is always right, and what his opponents do is always wrong. Theory and History , p. 164 Any attempt to found a party of special interests on the bias of an equal apportionment of privileges among the majority of the population would be utterly senseless.