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Milton Friedman1912–2006

In a free society, it is hard for “good” people to do “good,” but that is a small price to pay for making it hard for “evil” people to do “evil,” especially since one man’s good is another’s evil.

Milton Friedman on good and evil

“The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits”, The New York Times Magazine (13 September 1970)

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