Portrait of an Evil Man: Karl Marx
Destructive ideas almost unavoidably derive from a destructive and—in the case of Marxism—rather repulsive person.
Destructive ideas almost unavoidably derive from a destructive and—in the case of Marxism—rather repulsive person.
Presented at Mises University 2021.
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