F.A.Hayek Archives - Granite Grok

Notable Quote – It’s Unfortunate That “Spontaneous Order” Isn’t Better Recognized

January 20, 2023 Skip

The first peculiarity of a spontaneous order is that by using its ordering forces (the regularity of the conduct of its members) we can achieve an order of a much more complex set of facts than we could ever by deliberate arrangement, but that, while availing ourselves of this possibility of inducing an order of … Read more

Notable Quote – Even When “For Goodness”, Government MUST Always Be Restricted

January 8, 2023 Skip

Unless we are willing to restrict the powers of government even in respects where it might be used for good purposes, we shall not succeed in preventing an indefinite growth of government powers. To allow everything which seems expedient for the achievement of a desirable end is to dispense with all moral principles. The submission … Read more

Notable Quote – Government Planners, by Nature, Are Anti-liberty

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Skip

Because they believe that THEY have the smarts to tell everyone else how they will live their lives. The perfect Administrative State tool – you can’t succeed unless we “order” your lives:

Notable Quote – Decisions leading to Serfdom versus Freedom.

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Skip

Emphasis mine:

The promotion of collectivism is combined with the profession of individualist values.

Notable Quote: Just Leave Us Alone, We Can Figure Out What’s Best for Ourselves

August 25, 2021 Skip

Emphasis mine: “The belief that processes which are consciously directed are necessarily superior to any spontaneous process is an unfounded superstition.”

Heavily Subsidised Sloth vs. Free Market ‘Price Signals’

August 22, 2021 Skip

Price Point – not only is it a signal of relative value in which the producer thinks what an offer is worth but also signals back to the producer what the consumer thinks about it (too high, or too low).

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Notable Quote – There are only NON-Economic results, not Economic ones

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Skip

There are, in the last resort, no economic ends. The economic efforts of the individuals as well as the services which the market order renders to them, consist in an allocation of means for the competing ultimate purposes which are always non-economic.

When People Decide That Constitutional Precepts Are No Longer Of Value…

June 2, 2021 Skip

When people decide that Constitutional precepts are no longer of value or are sneered at – see here – all is lost.

Notable Quote- information, information, information

September 2, 2020September 1, 2020 Skip

It is because a modern economy is so complex that nobody can know all the facts that it could not effectively be guided by a central plan but must be conducted on the basis of decentralization of decisions.

Notable Quote

July 1, 2020 Skip

Emphasis mine: The Internet is having a bit of fun with Rand Paul’s claim during a Tuesday Senate committee hearing that “We shouldn’t presume that a group of experts somehow knows what’s best” (here’s Tommy Beer with more). After all, they’re the experts. Shouldn’t we get out of the way and do as the experts tell … Read more

Issues through the lens of F.A. Hayek’ economics philosophies

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Skip

I am a fan of Cafe Hayek where economics deal with the issues of the day from the Individual being in control (instead of The State) of one’s own personal economy; I’ve been putting up Notable Quotes from the site for years (so this should not be a secret for long term ‘Grok readers). Have … Read more

ReOpenNH Concord Rally – MicroIntervew with Keith Ammon

April 23, 2020 Skip

No, he’s not Jason Osborne….sigh…it was Keith. Yep, what a way to start an interview – just MANGLE the opening due to my inability to get peoples’ names straight.

Notable Quote – F.A. Hayek

December 31, 2019 Skip

The whole conception of man, already endowed with a mind capable of conceiving civilization, set out to create that civilization as it was already preformed in his mind, is fundamentally false. Man does not simply impose upon nature a preformed mental pattern. His mind is itself a pattern constantly changing as a result of his … Read more

Notable Quote – F. A. Hayek

June 9, 2018May 4, 2013 Skip

(H/T: Maggie’s Farm)

Notable Quote – F. A. Hayek

June 9, 2018December 31, 2012 Skip

Wherever liberty as we understand it has been destroyed, this has almost always been done in the name of some new freedom promised to the people.

– F. A. Hayek, the Road to Serfdom

Certainly, Progressives believe that they have new “freedom not to be bankrupted from illness” with Obamacare – but are destroying the First Amendment Right to expression of religion (the HHS mandate, and opposed to Obama’s “freedom of worship”)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances

and making others indentured servants to pay for it:

Notable Quote – F. A. Hayek

June 9, 2018December 1, 2012 Skip

From his “Road to Serfdom”: Everything which might cause doubt about the wisdom of the government or create discontent will be kept from the people. The basis of unfavorable comparisons with elsewhere, the knowledge of possible alternatives to the course actually taken, information which might suggest failure on the part of the government to live … Read more

Notable Quote: F. A. Hayek

September 26, 2018October 19, 2012 Steve MacDonald

That a government which undertakes to direct economic activity will have to use its power to realize somebody’s ideal of distributive justice is certain. But how can and how will it use that power? By what principles will it or ought it to guided? Is there a definite answer to the innumerable question of relative … Read more

Re: It’s Game Time! Romney / Ryan vs Obama / Biden

September 26, 2018August 11, 2012
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Skip, I’m not so sure I agree with your characterization that Ryan “… is not exactly a conservative movement guy…”. I’ve been listening to his speeches and interviews for sometime, and he provides clues that betray a good understanding of the conservative movement’s origins and principles.

For starters, I think he fits into the libertarian/free market branch, at least as how it was defined at the start of the modern conservative movement in the 1940’s and 1950’s, by requiring his staff to read Rand, Mises and Hayek. I’m not much of a Randian, and she’s was essentially written out of the movement, but Hayek was, is, a key pillar. Hayek’s work is invaluable to the movement and should be required reading of those interested in learning and understanding it.