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Friedrich Hayek was the greatest political philosopher of liberty during the twentieth century.

— Alan O. Ebenstein Hayek's Journey: The Mind of Friedrich Hayek (2003)

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The difference between Hayek’s view and that of the logical positivists was that he moved in an idealist direction and they emphasized verification.

Hayek's Journey: The Mind of Friedrich Hayek (2003)

While it is possible to imagine Mises without Hayek, it is not possible to imagine Hayek without Mises.

Hayek's Journey: The Mind of Friedrich Hayek (2003)

Hayek never really departed from the essential economic theory that he developed during the 1920s, although he expanded and deepened his analysis.

Hayek's Journey: The Mind of Friedrich Hayek (2003)

Among Mises’s greatest personal attributes was courage. He had the force of will and character to maintain a position that he thought true even if almost no one else did.

Hayek's Journey: The Mind of Friedrich Hayek (2003)

Although Hayek ascribed a primarily monetary source to economic fluctuations, he was not a monetarist as this term came to be used.

Hayek's Journey: The Mind of Friedrich Hayek (2003)

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