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 FRIEDMANI 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 FRIEDMANIf you pay people not to work and tax them when they do, don’t be surprised if you get unemployment.
MILTON FRIEDMANMost of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.
MILTON FRIEDMANThere 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 FRIEDMANThe excuse for the destruction of liberty is always the plea of necessary ‘ that there is no alternative.
MILTON FRIEDMANHell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.
MILTON FRIEDMANEconomic 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.
MILTON FRIEDMANIn the 1960s, The National Education Association changed its character. The NEA changed into a union. And from that point on you can see deterioration in the quality of schooling in the United States.
MILTON FRIEDMANThe government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.
MILTON FRIEDMANWith some notable exceptions, businessmen favor free enterprise in general but are opposed to it when it comes to themselves.
MILTON FRIEDMANI would say that in this world, the greatest source of inequality has been special privileges granted by government.
MILTON FRIEDMANI 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 FRIEDMANThe great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.
MILTON FRIEDMANPolitical freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men.
MILTON FRIEDMANThere’s nothing that does so much harm as good intentions.
MILTON FRIEDMANMany people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.
MILTON FRIEDMAN