The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.

- Milton Friedman

One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.

- Milton Friedman

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

- Milton Friedman

Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It sho…

- Milton Friedman

When a man spends his own money to buy something for himself, he is very careful about how much he spends and how he spends it. When a man spends his…

- Milton Friedman

The only corporate social responsibility a company has is to maximize its profits.

- Milton Friedman

Inflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation.

- Milton Friedman

Politicians will always spend every penny of tax raised and whatever else they can get away with.

- Milton Friedman

Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend whatever they take in and then whatever they can get away with.

- Milton Friedman