Ludwig von Mises: "The fundamental discrepancies in worldview and patterns of behavior do not correspond to differences in race, nationality or class affiliation. There is hardly any greater divergence in value judgments than that between ascetics and those eager to enjoy life lightheartedly." - 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 |