Quote by Milton Friedman
A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that gr

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. – Milton Friedman

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Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless. – Milton Friedman

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People want the freedom. They want to be able to shop. If you dont like the shop trading hours and youre a shop owner, you dont have to open. – Jay Weatherill

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Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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The communitarians may say youve been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must give up some of that for the benefit of the community. But they really mean that they want more power over your life – to force you to subsidize, obey and conform to their choices. – Harry Browne

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My view is that good community management is like having good municipal government: You should be able to have dissenting opinions and so on, freedom of speech, but your grandmother should also be able to walk down the street at night without having to worry about getting mugged. – Jimmy Wales

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