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

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

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

Personal liberty without economic liberty is an absolute contradiction; the one cannot exist without the other.

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.

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves-our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

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