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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Hayek on Coveting What Belongs to Others

If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion.
Friedrich August von Hayek
Posted by Robert Harris at 6:50 AM
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