Omnipotent Government

Ludwig von Mises

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Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War was published in 1944, when the battle against Nazism held the world's attention. How had this terrible system gained power? Mises considers and rejects several explanations popular at the time he wrote, such as inherent defects in the German national character. Instead, he looks to the rise of a malignant ideology, which he terms etatism.

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Preface to Omnipotent Government

Preface to Mises's 1944 book Omnipotent Government.
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Introduction to Omnipotent Government

Introduction to Mises's 1944 book Omnipotent Government.
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I. German Liberalism

From Part 1, "The Collapse of German Liberalism".
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II. The Triumph of Militarism

From Part 1, "The Collapse of German Liberalism".
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III. Etatism

From Part 2, "Nationalism".
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IV. Etatism and Nationalism

From Part 2, "Nationalism".
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V. Refutation of Some Fallacious Explanations

From Part 2, "Nationalism".
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VI. The Peculiar Characteristics of German Nationalism

From Part 3, "German Nazism".

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Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War was published in 1944, when the battle against Nazism held the world's attention. How had this terrible system gained power? Mises considers and rejects several explanations popular at the time he wrote, such as inherent defects in the German national character. Instead, he looks to the rise of a malignant ideology, which he terms etatism.