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I think that nothing is so important for freedom as recognizing in the law each individual’s natural right to property, and giving individuals a sense…

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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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