Quote by Milton Friedman
Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that

Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesnt run on greed? You think Russia doesnt run on greed? You think China doesnt run on greed? What is greed? – Milton Friedman

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So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system. – 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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Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society. – Alexander McCall Smith

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Our people have become as processed as our food. – Terri Guillemets

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Mammalia, n.pl. A family of vertebrate animals whose females in a state of nature suckle their young, but when civilized and enlightened put them out to nurse, or use the bottle. – Ambrose Bierce

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I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those cant. – Frances OGrady

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