Milton Friedman Quotes

“The need for government in these respects arises because absolute freedom is impossible. However attractive anarchy may be as a philosophy, it is not feasible in a world of imperfect men.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:freedom government

“The power to do good is also the power to do harm; those who control the power today may not tomorrow; and, more important, what one man regards as good, another may regard as harm.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:power good

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

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:power

“Only a crisis— actual or perceived—produces real change.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:change

“The existence of a free market does not of course eliminate the need for government. On the contrary, government is essential both as a forum for determining the 'rules of the game' and as an umpire to interpret and enforce the rules decided on.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:government

“The fact is that the Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:government

“The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. Columbus did not set out to seek a new route to China in response to a...”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:government progress

“He moves fastest who moves alone.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:loneliness

“To paraphrase Clemenceau, money is much too serious a matter to be left to the Central Bankers.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:money

“Make the advocacy of radical causes sufficiently remunerative, and the supply of advocates will be unlimited.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

topic:money

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