<blockquote>'..the destruction of the property and people at the once-mighty towers of the world has already impoverished us in more ways than we will ever know.
Those who understand
economics and celebrate the creative power of commerce understand this higher truth, which is why we defend the market economy at every opportunity. That is why we seek to eliminate the barriers that governments and anticapitalists have erected against the businessmen's freedom. We see them as the defenders of civilization, and so we seek to guard their interests in every way we know how.
We mourn the lost lives of those who worked in the World Trade Center towers, which are no more. We mourn their lost vocations. We owe it to them to appreciate anew their contribution to society.
As Mises
wrote,
<blockquote> No one can find a safe way out for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. Therefore everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle. None can stand aside with unconcern; the interests of everyone hang on the result. Whether he chooses or not, every man is drawn into the great historical struggle, the decisive battle into which our epoch has plunged us.</blockquote>
- Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.
A Tribute to Trade, September 11, 2001</blockquote>