"A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers proper. He must free himself from the habit, just as soon as something does not please him, of calling for the police."
React to this quote
More by Ludwig von Mises
See allResonant Thoughts
"Little minds mistake little objects for great ones, and lavish away upon the former that time and attention which only the latter deserve. To such mistakes we owe the numerous and frivolous tribe of i…"
"Well, I haven't consciously tried to develop . The only thing I've consciously tried to do was put myself in a position to hear the people I wanted to hear talk talk. I used the police lineup for I do…"
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"In Orwell’s 1984, all Party members must assemble for a “Two Minutes Hate” session where they watch a propa…"
— John Twelve Hawks"Chomsky: I consider it immoral to be a supporter of a power system. However that does not mean that I am fu…"
— Noam Chomsky"My point today is that, if we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as "lines produced" bu…"
— Edsger W. Dijkstra"The more one looks back to it, the more noteworthy it all seems. It is easy to be wise after the event; it …"
— John Gunther"We have the proof that our disagreement with the U.A.R. is more than a simple misunderstanding."
— Habib Bourguiba"I am impressed by his message. His message is a message of peace. A peace that can be found within every pe…"
— Prem Rawat