Ludwig von Mises: "Only stilted pedants can conceive the idea that there are absolute norms to tell what is beautiful and what is not. They try to derive from the works of the past a code of rules with which, as they fancy, the writers and artists of the future should comply. But the genius does not cooperate with the pundit." - Theory and History
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| Ludwig von Mises | All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail. | Socialism | p. 263 | Coercion |
| Ludwig von Mises | Economic affairs cannot be kept going by magistrates and policemen. | The Theory of Money and Credit | p. 282 | Coercion |