"The combination of economic and political power in……" — Milton Friedman
"The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny."
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195 Quotes by Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman has 195 quotes on this site.
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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…
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Legalizing drugs would simultaneously reduce the amount of crime and raise the quality of law enforcement. Can you conceive of…
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My major problem with the world is a problem of scarcity in the midst of plenty ... of people starving…
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Freedom in economic arrangements is itself a component of freedom broadly understood, so economic freedom is an end in itself…
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Economic freedom is an essential requisite for political freedom. By enabling people to cooperate with one another without coercion or…
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Whenever we depart from voluntary cooperation and try to do good by using force, the bad moral value of force…
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The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society…
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The power to determine the quantity of money... is too important, too pervasive, to be exercised by a few people,…
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Fundamentally, there are only two ways of coordinating the economic activities of millions. One is central direction involving the use…
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Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they…
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The high rate of unemployment among teenagers, and especially black teenagers, is both a scandal and a serious source of…
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A society based on the freedom to choose is better than a society based on the principles of socialism, communism…
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And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and…
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But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one…
— Bono
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I'm also interested in the modern suggestion that you can have a combination of love and sex in a marriage…
— Alain de Botton
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A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.
— Nadia Boulanger
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The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves,…
— Richard Branson
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Well, you know, 'Spaceballs' is a weird combination, because it's a simple, sweet little fairytale, and it's crazy and out-there…
— Mel Brooks
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Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying…
— Alvar Aalto
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Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities,…
— Gro Harlem Brundtland
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The best standardisation committee in the world is nature herself, but in nature standardisation occurs mainly in connection with the…
— Alvar Aalto
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What I need to write well is a combination of heat, light and solitude.
— A. S. Byatt
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My presence in the social media and on the Internet is much bigger than many of the other candidates, including…
— Herman Cain
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Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a…
— Billy Campbell
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