Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government. – Milton Friedman
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years thered be a shortage of sand. – Milton Friedman
I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever its possible. – Milton Friedman
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