Ludwig Von Mises, (1881-1973) Economist and social philosopher Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Ludwig Von Mises Quote “The first thing a genius needs is to breath free air.”Ludwig Von Mises ~ Ludwig Von Mises (1881-1973) Economist and social philosopher Free Thought , Intelligence , Proverbs , Taxation Ratings and Comments 1 Reply E Archer, NYC 6/8/09 Sure the oxygen is free -- but you're gonna have to pay to exhale if the Obamacrats get their way. Reply cal, lewisville, tx 6/9/09 doesn't take a genius to know that! Reply Mike, Norwalk 6/9/09 I believe the reason the U.S. became the most innovative, creative, etc power on earth is because of the freedom at law that was in harmonious one with such genius, Now that, that greatness is gone and the breath of free air has been polluted, so goes the genius, it is being choked into oblivion. Reply jim k, austin 6/9/09 Of course the EPA will tell you that the air is polluted and will place several hundred restrictions on you. Reply Charles Ponzi, Lugo, Italy 6/9/09 That, of course, is free as in unrestricted, not free the way government uses the word to mean paid for by someone else. Reply Waffler, Smith 6/9/09 That is why the genius of jazz came from maybe the free-est social environment or social order of all time New Orleans. American freedom was more than just politcal freedom, that is democracry, but it was freedom from the styles and conventions and social order of old Europe. Reply warren, olathe 6/11/09 Guess we can say goodbye to genius. Where would one go to buy free air nowadays anyway? SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Ludwig Von Mises quote is found in these categories: Free Thought quotes Intelligence quotes Proverbs quotes Taxation quotes About Ludwig Von Mises Bio of Ludwig Von Mises Quotations by Ludwig Von Mises Books by/about Ludwig Von Mises Ludwig Von Mises videos Ludwig Von Mises on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Ludwig Von Mises