Action is an attempt to substitute a more satisfactory state of affair…

Ludwig von Mises
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Action is an attempt to substitute a more satisfactory state of affairs for a less satisfactory one. We call such a willfully induced alteration an exchange. ✨ Ludwig Von Mises (1963). Human action: a treatise on economics
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Action is an attempt to substitute a more satisfactory state of affairs for a less satisfactory one. We call such a willfully induced alteration an exchange. ✨ Ludwig Von Mises (1963). Human action: a treatise on economics

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