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Austrian economist, Menger founded the Austrian School with the subjective theory of value, won the Methodenstreit against the German historicists, and was a classical liberal who still accepted state protection against abusive employers.
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Carl Menger leans further toward liberty than 86% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Power is where Carl Menger stands furthest from the rest.
On Diplomacy, Carl Menger sits practically at the catalog median.
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A pioneering modern merchant republic, the United Provinces were a confederation governed by a commercial oligarchy, marked by religious tolerance, free trade, and immense naval and financial power at their height.
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