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A society that does not recognize that each individual has values of his own which he is entitled to follow can have no respect for the dignity of the individual and cannot really know freedom.
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To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm.
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No human mind can comprehend all the knowledge which guides the actions of society.
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If the human intellect is allowed to impose a preconceived pattern on society, if our powers of reasoning are allowed to lay claim to a monopoly of creative effort... then we must not be surprised if society, as such, ceases to function as a creative force.
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Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.
Martin Luther
Friedrich Hayek
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May 8, 1899
Died:
March 23, 1992
(aged 92)
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