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Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes

To be controlled in our economic pursuits means to be controlled in everything Picture Quote #1

Personally I prefer a liberal dictator to democratic government lacking liberalism Picture Quote #1

A policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy Picture Quote #1

We have indeed at the moment little cause for pride: as a profession we have made a mess of things Picture Quote #1

Democracy is essentially a means, a utilitarian device for safeguarding internal peace and individual freedom. As such it is by no means infallible or certain. Nor must we forget that there has often been much more cultural and spiritual freedom under an autocratic rule than under some democracies and it is at least conceivable that under the government of a very homogeneous and doctrinaire majority democratic government might be as oppressive as the worst dictatorship Picture Quote #1

It may indeed prove to be far the most difficult and not the least important task for human reason rationally to comprehend its own limitations. It is essential for the growth of reason that as individuals we should bow to forces and obey principles which we cannot hope fully to understand, yet on which the advance and even the preservation of civilization depend Picture Quote #1

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This is the constitutional limitation of man’s knowledge and interests, the fact that he cannot know more than a tiny part of the whole of society and that therefore all that can enter into his motives are the immediate effects which his actions will have in the sphere he knows Picture Quote #1

The discussions of every age are filled with the issues on which its leading schools of thought differ. But the general intellectual atmosphere of the time is always determined by the views on which the opposing schools agree. They become the unspoken presuppositions of all thought, and common and unquestioningly accepted foundations on which all discussion proceeds Picture Quote #1

Should our moral beliefs really prove to be dependent on factual assumptions shown to be incorrect, it would be hardly moral to defend them by refusing to acknowledge the facts Picture Quote #1

Humiliating to human pride as it may be, we must recognize that the advance and even the preservation of civilization are dependent upon a maximum of opportunity for accidents to happen Picture Quote #1

Independence of mind or strength of character is rarely found among those who cannot be confident that they will make their way by their own effort... Indeed, when security is understood in too absolute a sense, the general striving for it, far from increasing the chances of freedom, becomes the greatest threat to it Picture Quote #1

We must not forget that … monetary policy all over the world has followed the advice of the stabilizers. It is high time that their influence, which has already done harm enough, should be overthrown Picture Quote #1

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The freedom that will be used by only one man in a million may be more important to society and more beneficial to the majority than any freedom that we all use Picture Quote #1

Least of all shall we preserve democracy or foster its growth if all the power and most of the important decisions rest with an organization far too big for the common man to survey or comprehend Picture Quote #1

If we can reduce the risk of friction likely to lead to war, this is probably all we can reasonably hope to achieve Picture Quote #1

Perhaps even more than elsewhere current notions of what is desirable and practicable are here still of a kind which may well produce the opposite of what they promise Picture Quote #1

Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so when it is also an opportunity for doing wrong Picture Quote #1

You can have economic freedom without political freedom, but you cannot have political freedom without economic freedom Picture Quote #1

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By the time any view becomes a majority view, it is no longer the best view: somebody will already have advanced beyond the point which the majority have reached Picture Quote #1

A claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers Picture Quote #1

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom Picture Quote #1

I do not think it is an exaggeration to say history is largely a history of inflation, usually inflations engineered by governments for the gain of governments Picture Quote #1

If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion Picture Quote #1

It is rather a problem of how to secure the best use of resources known to any of the members of society, for ends whose relative importance only those individuals know Picture Quote #1

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It seems to me that socialists today can preserve their position in academic economics merely by the pretense that the differences are entirely moral questions about which science cannot decide Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one’s government is not necessarily to secure freedom Picture Quote #1

To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm Picture Quote #1

We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice Picture Quote #1

It can hardly be denied that such a demand quite arbitrarily limits the facts which are to be admitted as possible causes of the events which occur in the real world Picture Quote #1

The credit which the apparent conformity with recognized scientific standards can gain for seemingly simple but false theories may, as the present instance shows, have grave consequences Picture Quote #1

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To be controlled in our economic pursuits means to be controlled in everything (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Personally I prefer a liberal dictator to democratic government lacking liberalism (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) A policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) We have indeed at the moment little cause for pride: as a profession we have made a mess of things (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Democracy is essentially a means, a utilitarian device for safeguarding internal peace and individual freedom. As such it is by no means infallible or certain. Nor must we forget that there has often been much more cultural and spiritual freedom under an autocratic rule than under some democracies and it is at least conceivable that under the government of a very homogeneous and doctrinaire majority democratic government might be as oppressive as the worst dictatorship (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) It may indeed prove to be far the most difficult and not the least important task for human reason rationally to comprehend its own limitations. It is essential for the growth of reason that as individuals we should bow to forces and obey principles which we cannot hope fully to understand, yet on which the advance and even the preservation of civilization depend (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) This is the constitutional limitation of man’s knowledge and interests, the fact that he cannot know more than a tiny part of the whole of society and that therefore all that can enter into his motives are the immediate effects which his actions will have in the sphere he knows (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) The discussions of every age are filled with the issues on which its leading schools of thought differ. But the general intellectual atmosphere of the time is always determined by the views on which the opposing schools agree. They become the unspoken presuppositions of all thought, and common and unquestioningly accepted foundations on which all discussion proceeds (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Should our moral beliefs really prove to be dependent on factual assumptions shown to be incorrect, it would be hardly moral to defend them by refusing to acknowledge the facts (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Humiliating to human pride as it may be, we must recognize that the advance and even the preservation of civilization are dependent upon a maximum of opportunity for accidents to happen (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Independence of mind or strength of character is rarely found among those who cannot be confident that they will make their way by their own effort... Indeed, when security is understood in too absolute a sense, the general striving for it, far from increasing the chances of freedom, becomes the greatest threat to it (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) We must not forget that … monetary policy all over the world has followed the advice of the stabilizers. It is high time that their influence, which has already done harm enough, should be overthrown (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) The freedom that will be used by only one man in a million may be more important to society and more beneficial to the majority than any freedom that we all use (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Least of all shall we preserve democracy or foster its growth if all the power and most of the important decisions rest with an organization far too big for the common man to survey or comprehend (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) If we can reduce the risk of friction likely to lead to war, this is probably all we can reasonably hope to achieve (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Perhaps even more than elsewhere current notions of what is desirable and practicable are here still of a kind which may well produce the opposite of what they promise (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so when it is also an opportunity for doing wrong (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) You can have economic freedom without political freedom, but you cannot have political freedom without economic freedom (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) By the time any view becomes a majority view, it is no longer the best view: somebody will already have advanced beyond the point which the majority have reached (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) A claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) I do not think it is an exaggeration to say history is largely a history of inflation, usually inflations engineered by governments for the gain of governments (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) It is rather a problem of how to secure the best use of resources known to any of the members of society, for ends whose relative importance only those individuals know (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) It seems to me that socialists today can preserve their position in academic economics merely by the pretense that the differences are entirely moral questions about which science cannot decide (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one’s government is not necessarily to secure freedom (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) It can hardly be denied that such a demand quite arbitrarily limits the facts which are to be admitted as possible causes of the events which occur in the real world (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes) The credit which the apparent conformity with recognized scientific standards can gain for seemingly simple but false theories may, as the present instance shows, have grave consequences (Friedrich August Von Hayek Quotes)

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