I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hayek claims the pursuit of social justice undermines legal protections for individual freedom.
- In plain terms
- Trying to achieve social justice has hurt legal freedoms more than anything else.
- What can you take from it?
- Social justice goals often erode individual legal rights.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Which should come first, equity or liberty?
- How do laws protect freedom?
Another view
Proponents argue social justice protects broader rights.
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