Milton Friedman Quotes

Inflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation.
Milton Friedman

Inflation, Taxation, Imposed

Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.
Milton Friedman

Politics, Hell, Fury

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
Milton Friedman

Freedom, Free, Against

History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.
Milton Friedman

History, Freedom, Political

The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up, enabling people.
Milton Friedman

Work, Government, Black

Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run on greed? What is greed?
Milton Friedman

Society, Greed, Tell

Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler somehow than economic self-interest?
Milton Friedman

True, Political, Economic

Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies in response to a majority directive.
Milton Friedman

Majority, Seek, Response

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.
Milton Friedman

Good, Power, Harm

The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes.
Milton Friedman

Government, Important, Big

The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience.
Milton Friedman

Experience, Test, Comparison

One man's opportunism is another man's statesmanship.
Milton Friedman

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Economist

Born: July 31, 1912

Died: November 16, 2006

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