Milton Friedman Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Governments never learn. Only people learn.”

“Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler somehow than economic self-interest?”

“And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon me, American presidents reward virtue? Do they choose their appointees on the basis of the virtue of the people appointed or on the basis of their political clout?”

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

“Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies in response to a majority directive.”

“One man's opportunism is another man's statesmanship.”

“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.”