Gold Wars
The Battle Against Sound Money As Seen From A Swiss Perspective
Written by Ferdinand Lips.
Without a stable and independent unit of currency, there can be no property rights, and without these, savings and investment are impossible. Without a free market, human liberty is a mere concept.
Published in 2001 by Swiss banker Ferdinand Lips, Gold Wars traces the systematic dismantling of the gold standard and its consequences for ordinary people. Lips argues that gold and economic freedom are inseparable, and that governments fight against sound money because it restrains their ability to spend, inflate, and control. The book pays special attention to Switzerland's fateful decision to delink the franc from gold and join the IMF, a move that Lips saw as the end of the last great holdout for monetary sanity. While written from a gold perspective, the core argument resonates deeply with Bitcoiners: a money that cannot be debased is essential to preserving liberty, property, and savings.