"The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are
right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly
understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who
believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences,
are
usually the slaves of some defunct economist." - Keynes, The General
Theory
of Employment, Interest and Money, op. cit., p. 383.
Fisher: I share all your worries and concerns as expressed in The Road to
Serfdom and I'm going to go into politics and put it all right.
Hayek: No you're not! Society's course will be changed only by a change in
ideas. First you must reach the intellectuals, the teachers and writers,
with reasoned argument. It will be their influence on society which will
prevail, and the politicians will follow.
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