It is completely in accord with the etatist thinking prevalent everywh…

Ludwig von Mises
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It is completely in accord with the etatist thinking prevalent everywhere today to consider a theory to be finally disposed of merely because the authorities who control appointments to academic positions, want to know nothing of it, and to see the criterion of truth in the approval of a government office. ✨ Ludwig Von Mises (1960). Epistemological Problems of Economics, p.196, Ludwig von Mises Institute
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