The central banks cannot control interest rates. That's a mistake. They can control a particular rate, such as … - Milton Friedman

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Everything we're singing about is true, and even when you take away all the glitz, it's still true in the darkest, ugliest and most hopeless places.

Milton Friedman

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.

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

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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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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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