The broader and more influential organisations of businessmen have acted to undermine the basic foundation of the free … - Milton Friedman

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Hey, the bait is here. Get in Quebecers, get in the lobster trap, and then we'll close the door. And you'll have a referendum no matter what.

Milton Friedman

The broader and more influential organisations of businessmen have acted to undermine the basic foundation of the free market system they purport to represent and defend.

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You must distinguish sharply between being pro free enterprise and being pro business.

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Look, for example, at the obvious, immediate, practical example of illegal Mexican immigration. Now, that Mexican immigration, over the border, is a good thing. It's a good thing for the illegal immigrants. It's a good thing for the United States. It's a good thing for the citizens of the country. But, it's only good so long as its illegal.

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Prohibition is an attempted cure that makes matters worse - for both the addict and the rest of us.

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Never try to walk across a river just because it has an average depth of four feet.

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One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions, rather than their results. We all know a famous road that is paved with good intentions. The people who go around talking about their 'soft heart,'-I admire them for the softness of their heart, but very often it extends to their head as well.

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