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Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman

Born 1912 · Died November 16, 2006

From Brooklyn, New York, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes nonfiction

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Quotes

  • “I have no right to coerce someone else, because I cannot be sure that I’m right and he is wrong.”
    pp. 17-20
  • “Governments never learn. Only people learn.”
    p. 77
  • “Will we read next that government control of prices has created a shortage of sand in the Sahara?”
    p. 79
  • “The power to do good is also the power to do harm; those who control the power today may not tomorrow; and, more important, what one man regards as good, another may regard as harm.”
    p. 3
  • “To paraphrase Clemenceau, money is much too serious a matter to be left to the Central Bankers.”
    Chapter 3

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Books by Milton Friedman in order

Books by Milton Friedman in the order they were published, from Essays in Positive Economics (1953) to Two Lucky People (1998).

  1. 1Essays in Positive EconomicsEssays in Positive Economics1953
  2. 2A Program for Monetary StabilityA Program for Monetary Stability1959
  3. 3Capitalism and FreedomCapitalism and Freedom1962
  4. 4Price TheoryPrice Theory1962
  5. 5A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-19601963
  6. 6InflationInflation1963
  7. 7The Great Contraction, 1929-1933The Great Contraction, 1929-19331965
  8. 8Dollars and DeficitsDollars and Deficits1968
  9. 9Monetary vs. Fiscal PolicyMonetary vs. Fiscal Policy1968
  10. 10The Optimum Quantity of MoneyThe Optimum Quantity of Money1969
  11. 11Monetary Statistics of the United States: Estimates, SourcesMonetary Statistics of the United States: Estimates, Sources, Methods1970
  12. 12The Counter-revolution in Monetary TheoryThe Counter-revolution in Monetary Theory1970
  13. 13A Theoretical Framework for Monetary AnalysisA Theoretical Framework for Monetary Analysis1971
  14. 14Social SecuritySocial Security1972
  15. 15Money and Economic DevelopmentMoney and Economic Development1973
  16. 16There's No Such Thing as a Free LunchThere's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch1975
  17. 17Tax Limitation, Inflation and the Role of GovernmentTax Limitation, Inflation and the Role of Government1978
  18. 18Free to ChooseFree to Choose1980
  19. 19Libertad De ElegirLibertad De Elegir1983
  20. 20Tyranny of the Status QuoTyranny of the Status Quo1984
  21. 21Money MischiefMoney Mischief1992
  22. 22Why Government Is the ProblemWhy Government Is the Problem1993
  23. 23Two Lucky PeopleTwo Lucky People1998
  24. 24Studies in the Quantity Theory of MoneyStudies in the Quantity Theory of Money

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