Socialism & The Battle Of Ideas
Authored by Ludwig von Mises via The Mises Institute,
[This article is excerpted from Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis]
It is a mistake to think that the lack of success of experiments in Socialism that have been made can help to overcome Socialism. Facts per se can neither prove nor refute anything. Everything is decided by the interpretation and explanation of the facts, by the ideas and the theories.