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> [Big ideas start as weird ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patri-friedman/big-ideas-start-as-weird-ideas/)

[Patri Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patri-friedman/)

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## More by Patri Friedman

> [We do not live in a world that mainly suffers bad policies due to lack of ideas about better ones, or lack of elegant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patri-friedman/we-do-not-live-in-a-world-that-mainly-suffers-bad-policies-due-to/)

[Patri Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patri-friedman/)

> [Democracy is the current industry standard political system, but unfortunately it is ill-suited for a libertarian state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patri-friedman/democracy-is-the-current-industry-standard-political-system-but/)

[Patri Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patri-friedman/)

> [Big ideas start as weird ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patri-friedman/big-ideas-start-as-weird-ideas/)

[Patri Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patri-friedman/)

> [Most apparent conspiracies result from consistent local self-interest with no need for global coordination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patri-friedman/most-apparent-conspiracies-result-from-consistent-local-self-interest/)

[Patri Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patri-friedman/)

> [We meet fellow humans throughout our travels,Become close - friends, dates, lovers.Always we are distanced againfrom death, geography, or meeting others,Only dialtone on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patri-friedman/we-meet-fellow-humans-throughout-our-travels-become-close-friends/)

[Patri Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patri-friedman/)

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