What Milton Friedman thinks about libertarianism
American economist (1912 to 2006) and 1976 Nobel laureate in economics who argued that competitive markets are a precondition of political freedom and that government power should be limited and dispersed.
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3 dated positions, c. 1962, in their own words. Our reading of what Milton Friedman has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingTo a free person, the country is the individuals who compose it, not something above them
Their wordsTo the free man, the country is the collection of individuals who compose it, not something over and above them.
↗Capitalism and Freedom (University of Chicago Press, 2002 edition)books.google.com All 20 from this book
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Our readingA free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country
Their wordsfree man will ask neither what his country can do for him nor what he can do for his country.
↗Capitalism and Freedom (University of Chicago Press, 2002 edition)books.google.com All 20 from this book
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Their wordsPolitical freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men. The fundamental threat to freedom is power to coerce, be it in the hands of a monarch, a dictator, an oligarchy, or a momentary majority.
↗Capitalism and Freedom (University of Chicago Press, 2002 edition)books.google.com All 20 from this book