The central banks cannot control interest rates. That's a mistake. They can control a particular rate, such as the Federal Funds rate, if they want to, but they can't control interest rates.
Milton FriedmanA society based on the freedom to choose is better than a society based on the principles of socialism, communism and coercion.
Milton FriedmanIt is a mark of how far we have gone on the road to serfdom that government allocation and rationing of oil is the automatic response to the oil crisis.
Milton Friedman