"One of the great political works of our time, . . . the twentieth-century successor to John Stuart Mill's essay, 'On Liberty.'"—Henry Hazlitt, Newsweek "A reflective, often biting, commentary on the nature of our society and its dominant thought by one who is passionately opposed to the coercion of human beings by the arbitrary will of others, who puts liberty above welfare and is sanguine that greater welfare will thereby ensue."—Sidney Hook, New York Times Book Review In this classic work Hayek restates the ideals of freedom that he believes have guided, and must continue to guide, the growth of Western civilization. Hayek's book, first published in 1960, urges us to clarify our beliefs in today's struggle of political ideologies.

《自由宪章》(精装)的作者哈耶克是在当下中国知识界最富赞誉和最有影响的自由主义思想大师。他的每一著述都涉及到哲学、经济学、政治学、伦理学等广泛而重要的问题。而他对人类自由的探索和对扩展秩序（extend order）的诠释是他思想和著述中以一贯之的“道”。