Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

I continue to believe that the American people have a love-hate relationship with inflation. They hate inflation but love everything that causes it.

Friedmans influence reaches far beyond the academic community and the world of economics. Rather than lock himself in an ivory tower, he has joined the fray to fight for the survival of this great country of ours.

Achievers must not be penalized or parasites rewarded if we aspire to a healthy, productive, and ethical society.

Freedom is strangely ephemeral. It is something like breathing; one only becomes acutely aware of its importance when one is choking.

Productivity and the growth of productivity must be the first economic consideration at all times, not the last. That is the source of technological innovation, jobs, and wealth.

Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.