The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience. – Milton Friedman
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition. – Milton Friedman
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless. – Milton Friedman
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