Milton Friedman Quotes

Biography: Milton Friedman was known for his contributions to economics, particul... more Biography: Milton Friedman was known for his contributions to economics, particularly his advocacy of monetarism and free-market policies. He revolutionized macroeconomic theory, argued against Keynesian economics, and significantly influenced U.S. economic policies. His work earned him the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. less

"I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible""Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it""Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program""The power to do good is also the power to do harm""Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself""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 government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.""A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.""One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.""Inflation is taxation without legislation.""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."

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