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'''''Das Kapital''''', by [[Karl Marx]], is a highly critical examination of the workings of [[capitalism]] as Marx conceived the latter to be. It does not attempt to address the criticisms of [[socialism]]. [[Louis M. Spadaro]] notes that in ''[[Socialism (book)|Socialism]]'', [[Ludwig von Mises]] likewise critically examined socialist and [[pseudo-socialist]] systems without defending his own preferred system. A major difference between the two authors is that Mises defended the free enterprise system in a separate book, ''[[Liberalism (book)|Liberalism]]'', while Marx never wrote a book to defend socialism.<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberalism|author=Mises, Ludwig von|chapter=Foreword|author=Spadaro, Louis M.|url=http://mises.org/liberal/foreword.asp}}</ref>
'''''Das Kapital''''', by [[Karl Marx]], is a highly critical examination of the workings of [[capitalism]] as Marx conceived the latter to be. It does not attempt to address the criticisms of [[socialism]]. [[Louis M. Spadaro]] notes that in ''[[Socialism (book)|Socialism]]'', [[Ludwig von Mises]] likewise critically examined socialist and [[pseudo-socialist]] systems without defending his own preferred system. A major difference between the two authors is that Mises defended the free enterprise system in a separate book, ''[[Liberalism (book)|Liberalism]]'', while Marx never wrote a book to defend socialism.<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberalism|author=Mises, Ludwig von|chapter=Foreword|author=Spadaro, Louis M.|url=https://mises.freecapitalists.org/liberal/foreword.asp}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:08, 16 August 2026

Das Kapital, by Karl Marx, is a highly critical examination of the workings of capitalism as Marx conceived the latter to be. It does not attempt to address the criticisms of socialism. Louis M. Spadaro notes that in Socialism, Ludwig von Mises likewise critically examined socialist and pseudo-socialist systems without defending his own preferred system. A major difference between the two authors is that Mises defended the free enterprise system in a separate book, Liberalism, while Marx never wrote a book to defend socialism.[1]

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