Man is not, like the animals, an obsequious puppet of instincts and se…

Ludwig von Mises
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Man is not, like the animals, an obsequious puppet of instincts and sensual impulses. Man has the power to suppress instinctive desires, he has a will of his own, he chooses between incompatible ends. ✨ Ludwig Von Mises (1962). The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method
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Man is not, like the animals, an obsequious puppet of instincts and sensual impulses. Man has the power to suppress instinctive desires, he has a will of his own, he chooses between incompatible ends. ✨ Ludwig Von Mises (1962). The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method

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