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Milton Friedman Quotes: The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.
         

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.


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A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.

A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.



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

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



Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.



You cannot be sure that you are right unless you understand the arguments against your views better than your opponents do.

You cannot be sure that you are right unless you understand the arguments against your views better than your opponents do.



The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.

The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.



I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.

I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.



The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized 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.



Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.

Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.



You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state.

You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state.



There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.





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