Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless. Milton Friedman combinationcovergood Change image and share on social
So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system. Milton Friedman absolutelyactivityalternative share on social
The power to do good is also the power to do harm. Milton Friedman goodharmpower Change image and share on social
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman chargedesertfederal Change image and share on social
One man's opportunism is another man's statesmanship. Milton Friedman manopportunismstatesmanship Change image and share on social
The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience. Milton Friedman comparisonexperiencehypothesis Change image and share on social
The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom. Milton Friedman cooperatediscoveressential Change image and share on social
The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. Milton Friedman advanceagriculturearchitecture Change image and share on social
Indeed, a major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. Milton Friedman argumentbeliefeconomy share on social
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 greed? You think China doesn't run on greed? What is greed? Milton Friedman chinagreedrun Change image and share on social
