Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom

Quote by Friedrich August Hayek

Topics: Voting Quotes

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is...

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is...

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a...

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a...

It is neither necessary nor desirable that national boundaries should mark sharp differences in standards...

It is neither necessary nor desirable that national boundaries should mark sharp differences in standards...

From the fact that people are very different it follows that, if we treat them...

From the fact that people are very different it follows that, if we treat them...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a...

We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to...

There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to...

To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable...

To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable...

Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in...

Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in...

Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in...

Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves

Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

We [poets] set men free from their desires.

We [poets] set men free from their desires.

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

We naturally associate democracy, to be sure, with freedom of action, but freedom of action...

We naturally associate democracy, to be sure, with freedom of action, but freedom of action...

True modernism is freedom of mind, not slavery of taste. It is independence of thought...

True modernism is freedom of mind, not slavery of taste. It is independence of thought...

To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him...

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him...

There are those who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man...

There are those who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man...

Genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity; a state of continuous prosperity...

Genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity; a state of continuous prosperity...

The standard that a society should actually embody its own professed principles is a utopian...

The standard that a society should actually embody its own professed principles is a utopian...