Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, Vol. 2Introduction by Richard M. Ebeling In the summer of 1952, the internationally renowned Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises delivered these lectures at the San Francisco Public Library. Topics discussed include the fallacies associated with dialectical materialism and class warfare; the benefits of saving, investment and the profit and loss system; behaviorist attempts to “improve” mankind; and the marriage between capitalism and human betterment.