The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience. – Milton Friedman
Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. – Milton Friedman

The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience. – Milton Friedman
Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. – 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
Every friend of freedom must be as revolted as I am by the prospect of turning the United States into an armed camp, by the vision of jails filled with casual drug users and of an army of enforcers empowered to invade the liberty of citizens on slight evidence. – Milton Friedman
We have that illusion that we are deciding what to make a character do, in order to convey our message or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide whos been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water. – George Saunders
The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we dont know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see. – Carly Fiorina