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.

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

The American citizen must be made aware that today a relatively small group of people is proclaiming its purposes to be the will of the People. That elitist approach to government must be repudiated.

The fact throughout history is that whenever government dominates the economic affairs of its citizenry, a free society is eroded, then destroyed, and a minority government ensues. Personal liberty without economic liberty is an absolute contradiction; the one cannot exist without the other.

If you really want to help the poor, help the rich. They're the ones who will invest, build more factories, create more jobs.

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

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