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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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. – Milton Friedman

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Government
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So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system. – Milton Friedman

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The last time somebody said, I find I can write much better with a word processor., I replied, They used to say the same thing about drugs. – Roy Blount, Jr.

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Junk is the ideal product… the ultimate merchandise. No sales talk necessary. The client will crawl through a sewer and beg to buy. – William S. Burroughs

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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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Nobody stopped thinking about those psychedelic experiences. Once youve been to some of those places, you think, How can I get back there again but make it a little easier on myself? – Jerry Garcia

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At the suns resplendent light;
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