The most important single central fact about a free market is that no exchange takes place unless both parties benefit. Milton Friedman benefitcentralexchange 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
I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. Milton Friedman circumstancecutexcuse 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
Every friend of freedom must be as revolted as I am by the prospect of turning the United States into an armed camp, by the vision of jails filled with casual drug users and of an army of enforcers empowered to invade the liberty of citizens on slight evidence. Milton Friedman armarmycamp share on social
Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler somehow than economic self-interest? Milton Friedman economicinterestnobl Change image and share on social
The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up, enabling people. Milton Friedman blackcontrolenable Change image and share on social
