Coercion Quote by Friedrich August von Hayek

“It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men determined to use coercion to stamp out a moral evil than by men intent on doing evil.” quote by Friedrich August von Hayek — Download Open image

“It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men determined to use coercion to stamp out a moral evil than by men intent on doing evil.”

Friedrich August von Hayek

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