4 A PAGE ON FREEDOM #27 The Market and the State Lt 16 ~ by Ludwig von Mises F or every species of animal and plant the means of subsistence are limited. Hence every living being's vital interests are im placably opposed to those of all members of its own species. Only human beings know how to overcome this irreconcilable nature-given conflict by embarking upon cooperation. The higher pro ductivity of work performed under the principle of the division of labor s...