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the model, the precedent, and the inspi-
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the remainder of the twentieth century.

—Murray N. Rothbard

Ludwig von Mises Institute | Mises.org

War Collectivism

Power, Business, and the
Intellectual Class in World War |

ISBN 978-1-61016-250-0
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