Frank Chodorov Quotes about War

All wars come to an end, at least temporarily. But the authority acquired by the state hangs on; political power never abdicates.

All wars come to an end, at least temporarily. But the authority acquired by the state hangs on; political power never abdicates.

Frank Chodorov

Peace, War, Political

Frank Chodorov, Charles H. Hamilton (1980). “Fugitive essays: selected writings of Frank Chodorov”, Liberty Fund Inc.

Since the State thrives on what it expropriates, the general decline in production that it induces by its avarice foretells its own doom. Its source of income dries up. Thus, in pulling Society down it pulls itself down. Its ultimate collapse is usually occasioned by a disastrous war, but preceding that event is a history of increasing and discouraging levies on the marketplace, causing a decline in the aspirations, hopes, and self-esteem of its victims.

Frank Chodorov

War, Self Esteem, Events

Frank Chodorov (2007). “Rise and Fall of Society”, p.150, Ludwig von Mises Institute