Celebrating Ludwig

" Tuesday of this week September 29. Many of us mark 120. Years. That one of the greatest economists. Philosophers and political thinkers of modern times would -- on these this was born. Today one person. Personifies. And then bodies but -- more than anyone else. And that is Lew Rockwell the founder and share. Of the Woodward bond -- institute in Auburn Alabama he joins us now will always a pleasure welcome back to freedom."

" Chart -- great to be with you."

" What what was so unique about -- nieces thinking what what one thing can you put your finger on. Which is which resonates even today many years after he left us."

" Well I think that in. First of all his spirit he never compromise. He went straight ahead. Whether he was opposing communism whether he was opposing nazism. But there was opposing Franklin Roosevelt's new deal or any aspect of the government running the economy -- was. The great economic sciences in -- note and a great classical liberal great champion of for freedom and all spheres of human life. And even the first one to show that. Anytime the government's involved in the economy in any aspect that makes this poorer access of course was free and that if if it's a battle we almost -- we can't leave us up to others whether this is under bush or Obama or previous guys. -- is really with a great champion of freedom and he never. Was stopped. Doesn't matter again. Nazis Communists. And he was by the way the first one -- of well Ron Paul's book is doing these days and the Fed. Well there was me is crucial way back in 1912 even before the Federal Reserve was established. That if we had a Central Bank like it would in that would result in horrendous depreciation of the dollar. In a redistribution of money from the pour in the middle class to the government connect to rich. And it would bring on business cycles booms and busts like this present their reception were -- So that's just -- had a -- also the first man to show the socialism what have to be if poverty producing chaotic disaster. This was at the very beginning when everybody else are many others were -- Soviet Union is a great advancement in the the treatment of human beings. He was the one who showed that it it would have to be in effect a concentration camp and as we know that's what it turned out to be."

" One on one of my favorites statements from one basis is that is that very very simple and crystal clear. Government is essentially. The negation of freedom. And we think about it -- everything government does it either either forbids. Court compels them out some things that forbids like murder rape and robbery are good. Some thing it comes some things that compels like conformity of certain standards and giving much of our property to a bad. But the crystal clarity of that statement is is a truism that no one can really dispute."

" Our collective definition of government has beating hanging killing. -- sometimes those things may be you know legislative murderers or whatever. The that this in self defense when can engage him. In the in killing but. That's what government assuming government is the institution. That if you refuse to pay your parking ticket and sufficiently resisting your parking ticket claims the right to kill you. So that's that's government so. Every time somebody is advocating an increase in the power of the government whether it's. Mr. Obama and his health care plan -- President Bush and his health care plans are all the other things that they wanna do to us and Washington. This is about. Beating hanging killing and we want more that society would want less of that -- the great question of course -- so was that less."

" Why is Austrian economics why is the concept. Of the free market -- smaller government and less government so popular today among so many young people who."

" Well I think first of all of the work that. -- and Henry has -- FA high Achtenberg brought spartans so many great men have done over so many decades. And of course than -- Ron Paul was the Ron Paul's. Movement of the revolution in his presidential campaign. That really ignited a prairie fire among young people I've never in my whole life seen anything like it and it's growing it didn't stop with the presidential campaign. Wherever he goes in this country young people flock to him. They're reading his books they're learning about Austrian economics they're reading neither the reading raw -- and and everybody out there they are very smart and educated bunch despite everything the government has tried to do to was with the public schools."

" Lew Rockwell thanks very much that he could you can catch today's show on foxnews.com slash freedom march. And on serious 145 XM 168 or online at Fox News talk dot com. At 6 PM eastern on Saturdays. Until the next time. --"