Milton Friedman on freedom
Milton Friedman74 quotes“Every person shall be free to do good at his own expense.”
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I would say that in this world, the greatest source of inequality has been special privileges granted by government.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman I am a libertarian with a small “l” and a Republican with a capital “R”. And I am a Republican with a capital “R” on grounds of expediency, not on principle.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman I am a libertarian with a small “l” and a Republican with a capital “R”. And I am a Republican with a capital “R” on grounds of expediency, not on principle.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman I am a libertarian with a small “l” and a Republican with a capital “R”. And I am a Republican with a capital “R” on grounds of expediency, not on principle.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman See, if you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel. That’s literally true.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman Governments never learn. Only people learn.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman The excuse for the destruction of liberty is always the plea of necessary ‘ that there is no alternative.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman There’s nothing that does so much harm as good intentions.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman A free man will ask neither what his country can do for him nor what he can do for his country.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend whatever they take in and then whatever they can get away with.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler somehow than economic self-interest?
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman
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