Quote by: Friedrich Hayek

It is be­cause freedom means the renun­ciation of direct control of individual efforts that a free society can make use of so much more knowledge than the mind of the wisest ruler could comprehend.


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Author Bio


  • NameFriedrich Hayek
  • DescriptionBritish economist and Nobel Prize for Economics laureate
  • AliasesFriedrich August von Hayek
  • BornMay 8, 1899
  • DiedMarch 23, 1992
  • CountryAustria
  • ProfessionEconomist; Philosopher; Historian; Political Scientist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Order Of Merit Of Baden-Württemberg; Ring Of Honour Of The City Wien; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science; Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize