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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 Friedman

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
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Food Freedom
The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny.
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Destruction Hands Politics Power
The power to do good is also the power to do harm.
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Choice Goodness Harm Power
I’m in favor of legalizing drugs. According to my values system, if people want to kill themselves, they have every right to do so. Most of the harm that comes from drugs is because they are illegal.
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Drugs Illegal Kill Myself People Right Support
Political freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men.
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Absence Freedom Men Politics
Freedom is a rare and delicate plant. Our minds tell us, and history confirms, that the great threat to freedom is the concentration of power.
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Freedom Greatness Mindset Ourselves Plant
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.
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Funny Government Politics Rule Yourself
The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.
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Bad Government Liberty Problem
The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus.
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Achievement Civilization Government Greatness
The only corporate social responsibility a company has is to maximize its profits.
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Company Money Profit Responsibility
With respect to teachers’ salaries …. Poor teachers are grossly overpaid and good teachers grossly underpaid. Salary schedules tend to be uniform and determined far more by seniority.
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Determination Difference Oppression Poor Respect Teaching
The growing role that the government has played in financing and administering schooling has led not only the enormous waste of taxpayers money but also to a far poorer educational system.
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Education Government Money Play Poor Role Waste
Governments never learn. Only people learn.
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Government Learning People Philosophy Rule
We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.
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Law Liberty Politics Society
Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.
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Devotion Energy Government Management Politics
There is one and only one responsibility of business: to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game.
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Business Design Game Oneself Responsibility Rule

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.

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