The entrepreneur is not motivated by a desire to serve human... - Ludwig von Mises

This quote is attributed to Ludwig von Mises.

"The entrepreneur is not motivated by a desire to serve humanity; he is motivated by profit, and that is what makes him serve humanity."

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Economist Austrian-American 1881–1973

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