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Milton Friedman's nine short reflections on economic liberty are clear and persuasive, delivering a quick snapshot of his libertarian perspective.

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I think in some ways it would make more sense to have as a poverty level a relative concept and say, the…

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If China don't free up the political side, its economic growth will come to an end - while it is still at…

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You will find that hardly a soul who will say that it was a bad thing. Almost everybody will say it was…

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Because it is one thing to have free immigration to jobs. It is another thing to have free immigration to welfare. And…

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You could not possibly maintain the current level of government taxation without the taxes being hidden, and they are hidden in two…

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If instead of looking at income, you look at levels of consumption, if anything that's become more equal. The fraction of families…

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Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more…

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We measure poverty by what I believe is a very, very crude concept. We actually measure poverty by trying to get some…

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But on the other hand, if you come under circumstances where each person is entitled to a pro-rata share of the pot,…

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The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

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I believe the role that people like myself have played in the transformation of public opinion has been by persistently presenting a different point…

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To really understand something you've got to reduce it to its principles.

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It is a mark of how far we have gone on the road to serfdom that government allocation and rationing of oil is the…

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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…

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“The people in one district can choose not to reelect their member of Congress, but that will not change the composition of the government…

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When you have a time of crisis what happens depends on what ideas are floating around, and what ideas have been developed, and thought…

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The government doesn't have any money. The only power it has is to take from some and give to others.

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What would the people who sold us goods do with the money? They'd get dollars. What would they do with the dollars? Eat them?!

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World trade depends on differences among countries, not similarities. Different countries are in different stages of development. It is appropriate for them to have…

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Is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run…

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Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on…

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I think almost every economist would agree that government gets itself in trouble when it tries to interfere with voluntary behavior.

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It is most attractive about the US to people and countries with wealth is that it can provide security, insurance really, against political instability.…

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Hong Kong is the bellwether. If the Chinese stick to their agreement to let Hong Kong go its own path, then China will also…

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