"Our submission to general principles is necessary because……" — Friedrich August von Hayek
"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 long as men are not omniscient, the only way in which freedom can be given to the individual is by such general rules to delimit the sphere in which the decision is his. There can be no freedom if the government is not limited to particular kinds of action but can use its powers in any ways which serve particular ends."
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Friedrich August von Hayek
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136 Quotes by Friedrich August von Hayek
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