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Milton Friedman1912–2006

The proper role of government is exactly what John Stuart Mill said in the middle of the 19th century in On Liberty. The proper role of government is to prevent other people from harming an individual.

Milton Friedman on government

America’s Drug Forum interview (1991)

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Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
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The society that puts equality before freedom will end up with neither. The society that puts freedom before equality will end up with a great measure of both.
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