Hans Sennholz quotes

Hans Sennholz was a renowned economist and author known for his work in the Austrian School of Economics. Born in 1922 in Germany, Sennholz went on to become a prominent advocate for free-market principles and individual liberty. He served as the president of the Foundation for Economic Education and taught at Grove City College for many years. Sennholz authored several books on economics, including "The Great Depression: Will We Repeat It?" and "How Can Europe Survive." His insights on the role of government intervention in the economy are still highly regarded today. Learn more about Hans Sennholz and his influential ideas on economics and liberty.

For more than two thousand years gold's natural qualities made it man's universal medium of exchange. In contrast to political money, gold is honest money that survived the ages and will live on long after the political fiats of today have gone the way of all paper.

- Hans Sennholz

Political power intoxicates the best hearts. No man is wise enough, nor good enough, to be trusted with much political power.

- Hans Sennholz

Unfortunately, it is not in the power of government to make everyone more prosperous. Government can only raise the income of one person by taking from another.

- Hans Sennholz

War cannot be driven out by war, for the use of evil breeds more evil, hostility more hostility, and the use of force more force.

- Hans Sennholz