Quote by Milton Friedman
If even a small fraction of the money we now spend on trying to en

If even a small fraction of the money we now spend on trying to enforce drug prohibition were devoted to treatment and drug rehabilitation, in an atmosphere of compassion not punishment, the reduction in drug usage and in the harm done to users could be dramatic. – Milton Friedman

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

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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

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Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it wont be for our benefit but for the authorities . To have it legalized will also be to lose control of it. – Germaine Greer

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Woe to you, my Princess, when I come… you shall see who is the stronger, a gentle little girl who doesnt eat enough or a big wild man who has cocaine in his body. – Sigmund Freud

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I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale. – William Jefferson Clinton

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I dont respond well to mellow, you know what I mean, I have a tendency to… if I get too mellow, I ripen and then rot. – Woody Allen

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