"Columbus did not seek a new route to……" — Milton Friedman

"Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies in response to a majority directive."

195 Quotes by Milton Friedman

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

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WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical. — Julian Assange
Liberal capitalism is not at all the Good of humanity. Quite the contrary; it is the vehicle of savage, destructive… — Alain Badiou
Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most… — Simon Baker
Behind every great fortune lies a great crime. — Honore de Balzac
You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle… — Bernard Baruch
Publicity is the life of this culture - in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive - and… — John Berger
Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell. — Frank Borman
I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of -… — Warren Buffett
I think President Obama has used the bully pulpit as a way to attack capitalism. — Jeb Bush
Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden. — Orson Scott Card
Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition. — Fidel Castro

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