Anybody who was easily converted was not... by Milton Friedman | We Heart Quotes

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Anybody who was easily converted was not worth converting.

- Milton Friedman

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Architecture Science

The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.

- Milton Friedman

Freedom History

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

- Milton Friedman

Work Government People

The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up, enabling people.

- Milton Friedman

Society First

Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run on greed? What is greed?

- Milton Friedman

Nothing Government

Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.

- Milton Friedman

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

- Milton Friedman

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