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When a man spends his own money to buy something for himself, he is very careful about how much he spends and how he spends…

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When a private enterprise fails, it is closed down; when a government enterprise fails, it is expanded. Isn't that exactly what's been…
Legalizing drugs would simultaneously reduce the amount of crime and raise the quality of law enforcement. Can you conceive of any other…
My major problem with the world is a problem of scarcity in the midst of plenty ... of people starving while there…
Freedom in economic arrangements is itself a component of freedom broadly understood, so economic freedom is an end in itself ... Economic…
Economic freedom is an essential requisite for political freedom. By enabling people to cooperate with one another without coercion or central direction,…
Whenever we depart from voluntary cooperation and try to do good by using force, the bad moral value of force triumphs over…
The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.
The power to determine the quantity of money... is too important, too pervasive, to be exercised by a few people, however public-spirited,…
Fundamentally, there are only two ways of coordinating the economic activities of millions. One is central direction involving the use of coercion…
Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they pursue. The…
The high rate of unemployment among teenagers, and especially black teenagers, is both a scandal and a serious source of social unrest.…
A society based on the freedom to choose is better than a society based on the principles of socialism, communism and coercion.

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When a man spends his own money to buy something for himself, he is very careful about how much he spends and… — Milton Friedman
When he buys his ties he has to ask if gin will make them run. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The human animal is a beast that eventually has to die. If he's got money, he buys and he buys and he… — Burl Ives
I used to think a wedding was a simple affair. Boy and girl meet, they fall in love, he buys a ring,… — Steve Martin
Of course kids should pay taxes.Tell littlie johnny if he wants to ride his bicycle on the sidewalk instead of in the… — Jim Rohn
A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper. — Stanley Kubrick
To ask an author who hopes to be a serious writer if his work is autobiographical is like asking a spider where… — Robertson Davies
Human beings consider themselves satisfied only compared to some other condition. A man who has owned nothing but a bicycle all of… — Alan Lightman
Satan is so much more in earnest than we are--he buys up the opportunity while we are wondering how much it will… — Amy Carmichael
I think on my next birthday, I'm going to buy her a present. I think that should be the tradition. The kid… — Stephen Chbosky
Although it hurts Ill be the first to say that I was wrong Oh, I know Im probably much too late To… — Superman
He calls, you answer. He buys you gifts, you accept. He hurts you again, you regret it. Now do you remember why… — Enhance Dreams

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