Ludwig von Mises: "Human action is purposeful behavior." - Human Action
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| Ludwig von Mises | It has always been the task of the new generation to provoke changes. | Bureaucracy | p. 95 | Youth |
| Ludwig von Mises | New generations grow up with clear eyes and open minds. And they will approach things from a disinterested, unprejudiced standpoint, they will weigh and examine, will think and act with forethought. | Socialism | p. 13 | Youth |
| Ludwig von Mises | It is evident that youth is the first victim of the trend toward bureaucratization. The young men are deprived of any opportunity to shape their own fate. | Bureaucracy | p. 97 | Youth |
| Ludwig von Mises | Most men are accessible to new ideas only in their youth. With the progress of age the ability to welcome them diminishes, and the knowledge acquired earlier turns into dogma. | Epistemological Problems of Economics | p. 184 | Youth |