Mehdi Tadayoni Reads von Mises's Liberalism

The book "Liberalism," written by Ludwig von Mises, the liberal economist and theorist, was published today. Von Mises published this book 96 years ago, and if only... if only this book had been translated, published, and read in Iran ninety years ago, that is, during the era of Reza Shah. Today is late. We are a century behind in understanding liberalism and capitalism. We came to hate capitalism before we even knew it, and with that hatred, we deprived ourselves of the opportunity for precise understanding. We thought "capitalism" meant "the rich getting richer," and we did not understand, nor did we know, that capitalism, in fact, deals ruthlessly with the rich and dismantles the freeloading of shameless plutocrats...

Among the books I have published so far, after the book "Islamism," this is the second book I invite everyone to read. Usually, when asked which of my books to read, I recommend none, because the books I have published so far are in the field of political theory and are generally specialized and theoretical, and one must be concerned with these subjects to read them... but I invite everyone to read the book "Liberalism."

This book, like other works by von Mises, is a full-throated defense of capitalism and explains the principles of liberalism as the spirit that must be breathed into the body of capitalism and be intertwined with it. It is not an exaggeration to say that von Mises would have done better to name this book the "Liberalist Manifesto" (as opposed to Marx's "Communist Manifesto").

Of course, the account of liberalism presented in von Mises's book is a classical one. Von Mises represents classical liberalism, which has marked differences from what is called liberalism today. I never want to, nor can I, hide my personal fondness for von Mises. I greatly enjoy his texts. He thinks clearly, argues lucidly, and turns the reader's thought upside down. I hope to translate several more of his major works in the future.

I have translated this book from the German as well, and to reduce potential errors in translation, I have also carefully checked the English version.

Reading von Mises's "Liberalism" by Mehdi Tadayoni

Mehdi Tadayoni Reads von Mises's Liberalism

Reading von Mises's "Liberalism" by Mehdi Tadayoni

Translator: Mehdi Tadayoni

Publisher: Sales Publications

Author: Ludwig von Mises

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Mehdi Tadayoni Reads von Mises's Liberalism

Reading von Mises's "Liberalism" by Mehdi Tadayoni

Translator: Mehdi Tadayoni

Publisher: Sales Publications

Author: Ludwig von Mises

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To be continued...

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