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Quotes from The Road to Serfdom — Friedrich Hayek

1899–1992 Austria

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The more the state "plans" the more difficult planning becomes for the individual.

The Road to Serfdom (1944)

To be controlled in our economic pursuits means to be always controlled unless we declare our specific purpose. Or, since when we declare our specific purpose we shall also have to get it approved, we should really be controlled in everything.

The Road to Serfdom (1944)

Conservatism, though a necessary element in any stable society, is not a social program; in its paternalistic, nationalistic and power adoring tendencies it is often closer to socialism than true liberalism; and with its traditionalistic, anti-intellectual, and often mystical propensities it will never, except in short periods of disillusionment, appeal to the young and all those others who believe that some changes are desirable if this world is to become a better place.

The Road to Serfdom (1944)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Friedrich Hayek (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.