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There's no such thing as a free lunch.

From Milton Friedman

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.

From Milton Friedman

Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.

From Milton Friedman

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

From Milton Friedman

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

From Milton Friedman

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.

From Milton Friedman

The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a, from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way.

From Milton Friedman

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.

From Milton Friedman

Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.

From Milton Friedman

Universities exist to transmit knowledge and understanding of ideas and values to students not to provide entertainment for spectators or employment for athletes.

From Milton Friedman

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