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Amajorsourceofobjectiontoafreeeconomyispreciselythatgroupthinkstheyoughttowant.Underlyingmostargumentsagainstthefreemarketisalackofbeliefinfreedomitself. 

MiltonFriedman 

ColumbusdidnotseekanewroutetotheIndiesinresponsetoamajoritydirective. 

MiltonFriedman 

Concentratedpowerisnotrenderedharmlessbythegoodintentionsofthosewhocreateit. 

MiltonFriedman 

EveryfriendoffreedommustbeasrevoltedasIambytheprospectofturningtheUnitedStatesintoanarmedcamp,bythevisionofjailsfilledwithcasualdrugusersandofanarmyofenforcersempoweredtoinvadethelibertyofcitizensonslightevidence. 

MiltonFriedman 

Governmentsneverlearn.Onlypeoplelearn. 

MiltonFriedman 

Hellhathnofurylikeabureaucratscorned. 

MiltonFriedman 

Historysuggeststhatcapitalismisanecessaryconditionforpoliticalfreedom.Clearlyitisnotasufficientcondition. 

MiltonFriedman 

Iamfavorofcuttingtaxesunderanycircumstancesandforanyexcuse,foranyreason,wheneverit'spossible. 

MiltonFriedman 

I'minfavoroflegalizingdrugs.Accordingtomyvaluessystem,ifpeoplewanttokillthemselves,theyhaveeveryrighttodoso.Mostoftheharmthatcomesfromdrugsisbecausetheyareillegal. 

MiltonFriedman 

IfyouputthefederalgovernmentinchargeoftheSaharaDesert,in5yearsthere'dbeashortageofsand. 

MiltonFriedman 

Inflationistaxationwithoutlegislation. 

MiltonFriedman 

Inflationistheoneformoftaxationthatcanbeimposedwithoutlegislation. 

MiltonFriedman 

Manypeoplewantthegovernmenttoprotecttheconsumer.Amuchmoreurgentproblemistoprotecttheconsumerfromthegovernment. 

MiltonFriedman 

Mosteconomicfallaciesderivefromthetendencytoassumethatthereisafixedpie,thatonepartycangainonlyattheexpenseofanother. 

MiltonFriedman 

Mostoftheenergyofpoliticalworkisdevotedtocorrectingtheeffectsofmismanagementofgovernment. 

MiltonFriedman 

Nothingissopermanentasatemporarygovernmentprogram. 

MiltonFriedman 

Oneman'sopportunismisanotherman'sstatesmanship. 

MiltonFriedman 

Onlygovernmentcantakeperfectlygoodpaper,coveritwithperfectlygoodinkandmakethecombinationworthless. 

MiltonFriedman 

Theblackmarketwasawayofgettingaroundgovernmentcontrols.Itwasawayofenablingthefreemarkettowork.Itwasawayofopeningup,enablingpeople. 

MiltonFriedman 

Thegovernmentsolutiontoaproblemisusuallyasbadastheproblem. 

MiltonFriedman 

TheGreatDepression,likemostotherperiodsofsevereunemployment,wasproducedbygovernmentmismanagementratherthanbyanyinherentinstabilityoftheprivateeconomy. 

MiltonFriedman 

Thegreatestadvancesofcivilization,whetherinarchitectureorpainting,inscienceandliterature,inindustryoragriculture,havenevercomefromcentralizedgovernment. 

MiltonFriedman 

Themostimportantsinglecentralfactaboutafreemarketisthatnoexchangetakesplaceunlessbothpartiesbenefit. 

MiltonFriedman 

ThemostimportantwaysinwhichIthinktheInternetwillaffectthebigissueisthatitwillmakeitmoredifficultforgovernmenttocollecttaxes. 

MiltonFriedman 

Theonlyrelevanttestofthevalidityofahypothesisiscomparisonofpredictionwithexperience. 

MiltonFriedman 

Theonlywaythathaseverbeendiscoveredtohavealotofpeoplecooperatetogethervoluntarilyisthroughthefreemarket.Andthat'swhyit'ssoessentialtopreservingindividualfreedom. 

MiltonFriedman 

Thepowertodogoodisalsothepowertodoharm. 

MiltonFriedman 

Theproblemofsocialorganizationishowtosetupanarrangementunderwhichgreedwilldotheleastharm,capitalismisthatkindofasystem. 

MiltonFriedman 

There'snosuchthingasafreelunch. 

MiltonFriedman 

Underlyingmostargumentsagainstthefreemarketisalackofbeliefinfreedomitself. 

MiltonFriedman 

Universitiesexisttotransmitknowledgeandunderstandingofideasandvaluestostudentsnottoprovideentertainmentforspectatorsoremploymentforathletes. 

MiltonFriedman 

Wehaveasystemthatincreasinglytaxesworkandsubsidizesnonwork. 

MiltonFriedman 

Analmosthystericalantagonismtowardthegoldstandardisoneissuewhichunitesstatistsofallpersuasions.Theyseemtosense...thatgoldandeconomicfreedomareinseparable. 

AlanGreenspan 

Anyinformedborrowerissimplylessvulnerabletofraudandabuse. 

AlanGreenspan 

Anythingthatwecandotoraisepersonalsavingsisverymuchintheinterestofthiscountry. 

AlanGreenspan 

Historyhasnotdealtkindlywiththeaftermathofprotractedperiodsoflowriskpremiums. 

AlanGreenspan 

IguessIshouldwarnyou,ifIturnouttobeparticularlyclear,you'veprobablymisunderstoodwhatI'vesaid. 

AlanGreenspan 

Ihavefoundnogreatersatisfactionthanachievingsuccessthroughhonestdealingandstrictadherencetotheviewthat,foryoutogain,thoseyoudealwithshouldgainaswell. 

AlanGreenspan 

Iwasagoodamateurbutonlyanaverageprofessional.IsoonrealizedthattherewasalimittohowfarIcouldriseinthemusicbusiness,soIleftthebandandenrolledatNewYorkUniversity. 

AlanGreenspan 

Intheabsenceofthegoldstandard,thereisnowaytoprotectsavingsfromconfiscationthroughinflation.Thereisnosafestoreofvalue. 

AlanGreenspan 

Protectionismwilldolittletocreatejobsandifforeignersretaliate,wewillsurelylosejobs. 

AlanGreenspan 

Thetruemeasureofacareeristobeabletobecontent,evenproud,thatyousucceededthroughyourownendeavorswithoutleavingatrailofcasualtiesinyourwake. 

AlanGreenspan 

Tosucceed,youwillsoonlearn,asIdid,theimportanceofasolidfoundationinthebasicsofeducation-literacy,bothverbalandnumerical,andcommunicationskills. 

AlanGreenspan 

Weneed,ineffect,tomakethephantom'lock-boxes'aroundthetrustfundreal. 

AlanGreenspan 

Whateveryoutax,yougetlessof. 

AlanGreenspan 

Aclaimforequalityofmaterialpositioncanbemetonlybyagovernmentwithtotalitarianpowers. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

'Emergencies'havealwaysbeenthepretextonwhichthesafeguardsofindividuallibertyhavebeeneroded. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Eventhestrivingforequalitybymeansofadirectedeconomycanresultonlyinanofficiallyenforcedinequality-anauthoritariandeterminationofthestatusofeachindividualinthenewhierarchicalorder. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Freedomgrantedonlywhenitisknownbeforehandthatitseffectswillbebeneficialisnotfreedom. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Hewillthereforehavetousewhatknowledgehecanachieve,nottoshapetheresultsasthecraftsmanshapeshishandiwork,butrathertocultivateagrowthbyprovidingtheappropriateenvironment,inthemannerinwhichthegardenerdoesthisforhisplants. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Idonotthinkitisanexaggerationtosayhistoryislargelyahistoryofinflation,usuallyinflationsengineeredbygovernmentsforthegainofgovernments. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Ihavearrivedattheconvictionthattheneglectbyeconomiststodiscussseriouslywhatisreallythecrucialproblemofourtimeisduetoacertaintimidityaboutsoilingtheirhandsbygoingfrompurelyscientificquestionsintovaluequestions. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Iregarditinfactasthegreatadvantageofthemathematicaltechniquethatitallowsustodescribe,bymeansofalgebraicequations,thegeneralcharacterofapatternevenwhereweareignorantofthenumericalvalueswhichwilldetermineitsparticularmanifestation. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Ifmostpeoplearenotwillingtoseethedifficulty,thisismainlybecause,consciouslyorunconsciously,theyassumethatitwillbetheywhowillsettlethesequestionsfortheothers,andbecausetheyareconvincedoftheirowncapacitytodothis. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Ifwewishtopreserveafreesociety,itisessentialthatwerecognizethatthedesirabilityofaparticularobjectisnotsufficientjustificationfortheuseofcoercion. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Intellectswhosedesireshaveoutstrippedtheirunderstanding. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Itcanhardlybedeniedthatsuchademandquitearbitrarilylimitsthefactswhicharetobeadmittedaspossiblecausesoftheeventswhichoccurintherealworld. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Itisratheraproblemofhowtosecurethebestuseofresourcesknowntoanyofthemembersofsociety,forendswhoserelativeimportanceonlythoseindividualsknow. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Itseemstomethatsocialiststodaycanpreservetheirpositioninacademiceconomicsmerelybythepretensethatthedifferencesareentirelymoralquestionsaboutwhichsciencecannotdecide. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Ourmoraltraditionsdevelopedconcurrentlywithourreason,notasitsproduct. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Perhapsthefactthatwehaveseenmillionsvotingthemselvesintocompletedependenceonatyranthasmadeourgenerationunderstandthattochooseone'sgovernmentisnotnecessarilytosecurefreedom. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Thecreditwhichtheapparentconformitywithrecognizedscientificstandardscangainforseeminglysimplebutfalsetheoriesmay,asthepresentinstanceshows,havegraveconsequences. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Themindcannotforeseeitsownadvance. 

FriedrichAugustvonHayek 

Theprogressofthenaturalsciencesinmoderntimeshasofcour