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Quotation from Human Action: A Treatise on Economics by Ludwig von Mises
“Human action is purposeful behavior.”
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, Part One, Chapter I, section 1, opening sentence (Yale University Press, 1949 (Scholar's Edition text))
The definition from which the whole treatise is built, distinguishing deliberate action from reflex.
Citation: "Human action is purposeful behavior." — Ludwig von Mises, Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, Part One, Chapter I, section 1, opening sentence (Yale University Press, 1949 (Scholar's Edition text)). (id mises-human-action-q1)
