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Milton Friedman

Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.

Milton Friedman

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genius milton friedman

Milton Friedman

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

Milton Friedman

genius milton friedman

Milton Friedman

Now here's somebody who wants to smoke a marijuana cigarette. If he's caught, he goes to jail. Now is that moral? Is that proper? I think it's absolutely disgraceful that our government, supposed to be our government, should be in the position of converting people who are not harming others into criminals, of destroying their lives, putting them in jail. That's the issue to me. The economic issue comes in only for explaining why it has those effects. But the economic reasons are not the reasons

Milton Friedman

genius milton friedman

Milton Friedman

Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. When government-- in pursuit of good intentions tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player.

Milton Friedman

genius milton friedman

Milton Friedman

The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care what color people are; it does not care what their religion is; it only cares whether they can produce something you want to buy. It is the most effective system we have discovered to enable people who hate one another to deal with one another and help one another.

Milton Friedman

genius milton friedman

Milton Friedman

One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.

Milton Friedman

genius milton friedman

Milton Friedman

A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both

Milton Friedman