Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman had a knack for turning complicated economic ideas into everyday common sense. With cheerful clarity, he showed how personal choice, open competition, and sound money lift people out of poverty and protect basic freedoms. He spoke boldly about the moral stakes of policy—warning how well‑intended state control can quietly erode responsibility, prosperity, and dignity. His legacy continues to inspire entrepreneurs, students, and citizens to trust people over bureaucracy and liberty over coercion.
Quotes by Milton Friedman
"There's no such thing as a free lunch."
"One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results."
"A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both."
"Nobody spends somebody else's money as carefully as he spends his own."
"The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus."
Source: The Phil Donahue Show
"Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it."
Source: Capitalism and Freedom
"Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself."
Source: Capitalism and Freedom
"The government is simply a mechanism which has the power to take from some to give to others."