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(1912-2006) Nobel Prize-winning economist, economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan, “ultimate guru of the free-market system”

Belief in the free market

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

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories capitalism, libertyTags Milton Friedman

Private sector vs. public sector

If a private enterprise is a failure, it is closed down — unless it can get a government subsidy to keep it going; if a government enterprise is a failure, it is expanded. I challenge you to find exceptions.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags Milton Friedman

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