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Meaning
The quote suggests that freedom in a society is valuable not just because it removes restrictions, but because it creates advantages that individuals could not achieve on their own. It presents liberty as a social condition that enlarges what people can accomplish. The point is that freedom works through the wider order of society, not only through personal choice.
When It Was Said
1960
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
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Source
p. 6.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
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Cited on Wikiquote with the source note "p. 6."
About Friedrich Hayek
Austrian economist and philosopher
Friedrich August von Hayek was an Austrian economist and philosopher. He was a notable member of the Austrian school of economics, and is best known for his work in political economy, political philosophy, and intellectual history. He shared the 1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Gunnar Myrdal for work on money and economic fluctuations, and for showing how economic, social, and institutional forces depend on one another. He is also widely remembered for his account of how prices convey information, an idea that became an important contribution to economics.
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