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“There is no justification for the belief that, so long as power is conferred by democratic procedure, it cannot be arbitrary; the contrast suggested by this statement is altogether false: it is not the source but the limitation of power which prevents it from being arbitrary.”
― Friedrich A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom

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“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance. It is the illusion of knowledge.” Many”
― John C. Maxwell, The Maxwell Daily Reader: 365 Days of Insight to Develop the Leader Within You and Influence Those Around You

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“If there is any purpose or direction in the evolution of a culture, it has to do with bringing people under the control of more and more of the consequences of their behaviour.”
― B. F. Skinner

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“But our versatility borders on the infinite. The greatest underutilized resource in all of the world is human potential.”
― Byron Reese, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity

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“Yet, if the individual is to be free to choose, it is inevitable that he should bear the risk attaching to that choice and that in consequence he be rewarded, not according to the goodness or badness of his intentions, but solely on the basis of the value of the results to others.”
― Friedrich A. Hayek, Individualism and Economic Order

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