"A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself"
- Milton Friedman
About this Quote
In this quote, Milton Friedman recommends that many individuals who oppose a free enterprise economy do so since they believe they must desire specific things, no matter personal choice or freedom. He argues that these beliefs are at the heart of a lot of objections to a free enterprise, suggesting an absence of faith in individual liberty and choice. Basically, Friedman is arguing that opposition to the free enterprise is frequently rooted in a desire for control or conformity, instead of an authentic belief in the value of freedom.
This quote is written / told by Milton Friedman between July 31, 1912 and November 16, 2006. He/she was a famous Economist from USA.
The author also have 34 other quotes.
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"We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us"
"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom"
