--- title: "3 Friedrich A. von Hayek Quotes" description: "Friedrich August von Hayek was an Austrian economist and philosopher. He is known for his contributions to political economy, political philosophy and i..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/friedrich-a-von-hayek-60842_economics_the-theories-of-the-social-sciences-do-n_196544.jpg" --- # Friedrich A. von Hayek **3** quotes in **11** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Friedrich August von Hayek was an Austrian economist and philosopher. He is known for his contributions to political economy, political philosophy and intellectual history. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Gunnar Myrdal for work on money and economic fluctuations, ## Quotes by Friedrich A. von Hayek > [“The theories of the social sciences do not consist of “laws” in the sense of empirical rules about the behavior of objects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-a-von-hayek/the-theories-of-the-social-sciences-do-not-consist-of-laws-in-the/) [Friedrich A. von Hayek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-a-von-hayek/) [Economics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economics/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/friedrich-a-von-hayek-60842_economics_the-theories-of-the-social-sciences-do-n_196544.jpg) > [“If man is not to do more harm than good in his efforts to improve the social order, he will have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-a-von-hayek/if-man-is-not-to-do-more-harm-than-good-in-his-efforts-to-improve-the/) [Friedrich A. von Hayek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-a-von-hayek/) [Gardening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gardening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/friedrich-a-von-hayek-60842_gardening_if-man-is-not-to-do-more-harm-than-good_644786.jpg) > [“We are ready to accept almost any explanation of the present crisis of our civilization except one: that the present state of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-a-von-hayek/we-are-ready-to-accept-almost-any-explanation-of-the-present-crisis/) [Friedrich A. von Hayek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-a-von-hayek/) [Civilization Present](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilization-present-415543/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/friedrich-a-von-hayek-60842_civilization-present_we-are-ready-to-accept-almost-any-explan_2834845.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-a-von-hayek/#itemlist", "name": "Friedrich A. von Hayek Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The theories of the social sciences do not consist of “laws” in the sense of empirical rules about the behavior of objects definable in physical terms. 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