"It is true that the freedom that a person can have in a market economy, from the metaphysical point of no perfect freedom. But there is no absolute freedom. Freedom is only in the context of society. (...) Freedom in society means that a Human Being Shou hebensosehr other is dependent, like this one from him. In the free market is all his fellow citizens, and these in turn serve him. People believe that there is a market economy, people who are at the top and are independent of the good will and support from others. They believe that the captains of industry, businessmen, entrepreneurs are actually in the sound state of the economy. But this is a mistake. The real "masters" in the market economy are the consumers. And if consumers turn away from one industry to lose the affected businessmen their importance in the economy, unless they adapt their activities to the wishes and requests of consumers. "
Ludwig von Mises. On the Value of the better ideas. Six Lectures on Economics and Politics, p. 43f. Olzog, 2008
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