“Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: politics
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We have a system that increasingly taxes
“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: society
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Most of the energy of political work
“Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: government
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The greatest advances of civilization, whether in
“The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: science
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The only relevant test of the validity
“The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: experience
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History suggests that capitalism is a necessary
“History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: history
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Most of the energy of political work
“Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: work
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Underlying most arguments against the free market
“Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: freedom
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The government solution to a problem is
“The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: government
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The black market was a way of
“The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up, enabling people.”
— Milton Friedman
Author: Milton Friedman
Category: work
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