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The quote says that a group of people should not be forced to remain in a political union they do not choose. It presents political association as something that should rest on consent rather than compulsion. The wording also extends that idea to both whole peoples and smaller parts of a people.
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About Ludwig von Mises
Austrian and American political economist and philosopher
Ludwig Heinrich von Mises was an Austrian and American political economist and philosopher of the Austrian school. He is known for his work on classical liberalism and the place of consumers in a market economy. He wrote and lectured widely on the social value of classical liberalism, and on praxeology, the study most closely associated with his work. He is also known for comparing communism and capitalism, and for defending liberal ideas against the spread of illiberalism and authoritarianism in 20th-century Europe.
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Books by Ludwig von Mises
Human Action
2007