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General Quotes by Friedrich August von Hayek
- Socialist thought owes its appeal to the young largely to its visionary character; the very courage to indulge in Utopian thought is in this respect…
- It is perhaps the most characteristic feature of the intellectual that he judges new ideas not by their specific merits but by the readiness with…
- Our submission to general principles is necessary because we cannot be guided in our practical action by full knowledge and evaluation of the consequences. So…
- A general flat minimum-wage law for all industry is permissible, but I do not think that it is a particularly wise method of achieving the…
- 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…
- 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…
- I regard it in fact as the great advantage of the mathematical technique that it allows us to describe, by means of algebraic equations, the…
- We know, in other words, the general conditions in which what we call, somewhat misleadingly, an equilibrium will establish itself: but we never know what…
- We know: of course, with regard to the market and similar social structures, a great many facts which we cannot measure and on which indeed…
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