Milton Friedman on Philosophy
Browse 6 quotations attributed to Milton Friedman, catalogued under Philosophy, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Milton Friedman, entry #46136: "I say thank God for government waste. If government is doing bad things, it's only the waste that prevents the harm from being greater."
Attributed to Milton Friedman, entry #117325: "One reason why money is a mystery to so many is the role of myth or fiction or convention."
6 Quotes by Milton Friedman on Philosophy
"I say thank God for government waste. If government is doing bad things, it's only the waste that prevents the harm from being greater."
"One reason why money is a mystery to so many is the role of myth or fiction or convention."
"You must distinguish sharply between being pro free enterprise and being pro business."
"Best of Both Worlds", interview in Reason by Brian Doherty"
"The Great Depression in the United States, far from being a sign of the inherent instability of the private enterprise system, is a testament to how much harm can be done by mistakes on the part of a few men when they wield vast power over the monetary system of a country."
"The liberal conceives of men as imperfect beings. He regards the problem of social organization to be as much a negative problem of preventing 'bad' people from doing harm as of enabling 'good' people to do good; and, of course, 'bad' and 'good' people may be the same people, depending on who is judging them."