There are severe limits to the good that the government can do for the economy, but there are almost no limits to the harm it can do.
MILTON FRIEDMANOne of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.
More Milton Friedman Quotes
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I would say that in this world, the greatest source of inequality has been special privileges granted by government.
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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.
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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.
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If you cannot state a proposition clearly and unambiguously, you do not understand it.
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The excuse for the destruction of liberty is always the plea of necessary ‘ that there is no alternative.
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The word ‘free’ is used three times in the Declaration of Independence and once in the First Amendment to the Constitution, along with ‘freedom.’ The word ‘fair’ is not used in either of our founding documents.
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Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.
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Every economist knows that minimum wages either do nothing or cause inflation and unemployment. That’s not a statement, it’s a definition.
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The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.
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The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny.
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I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it’s possible.
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We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.
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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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Economic freedom is an essential requisite for political freedom. By enabling people to cooperate with one another without coercion or central direction, it reduces the area over which political power is exercised.
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The most important single central fact about a free market is that no exchange takes place unless both parties benefit.
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