

“Individualism has a bad name today, and the term has come to be connected with egotism and selfishness.7 But the individualism of which we speak in contrast to socialism and all other forms of collectivism has no necessary connection with these. Only gradually in the course of this book shall we be able to make clear the contrast between the two opposing principles.”
― The Road to Serfdom
― The Road to Serfdom

“Some books cannot be summarized; some can be compressed to about ten pages; the majority to zero pages.”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

“The History of the World travels from East to West, for Europe is absolutely the end of History, Asia the beginning.”
― The Philosophy of History
― The Philosophy of History

“Men of profound thought appear to themselves in intercourse with others like comedians, for in order to be understood they must always simulate superficiality.”
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits

“The sucker’s trap is when you focus on what you know and what others don’t know, rather than the reverse.”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

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