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If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert,

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years thered be a shortage of sand. – Milton Friedman

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History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition. – Milton Friedman

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Freedom
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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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From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence. – Tony Campolo

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If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Government

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. – Andrew Jackson

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Government

The money that goes into Social Security is not the governments money. its your money. You paid for it. – Mitch McConnell

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We have this morning dropped anchor, just off Williamstown. – William John Wills

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1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves. – Rosa DeLauro

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