Ludwig von Mises: "Liberalism and capitalism address themselves to the cool, well-balanced mind. They proceed by strict logic, eliminating any appeal to the emotions. Socialism, on the contrary, works on the emotions, tries to violate logical considerations by rousing a sense of personal interest and to stifle the voice of reason by awakening primitive instincts." - Socialism
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| Ludwig von Mises | Go into the home of the average American family and you will see for whom the wheels of the machines are turning. | Liberty and Property | p. 22 | Consumer Sovereignty |
| Ludwig von Mises | What vitiates entirely the socialists economic critique of capitalism is their failure to grasp the sovereignty of the consumers in the market economy. | Liberty and Property | p. 13 | Consumer Sovereignty |
| Ludwig von Mises | A state without territory is an empty concept. A state without sovereignty is a contradiction in terms. | Omnipotent Government | p. 46 | Sovereignty |