A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it … gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.


Ch. 1 The Relation Between Economic Freedom and Political Freedom, 2002 edition, page 15 - Capitalism and Freedom (1962)

Milton Friedman Quotes

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it … gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they...

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it … gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they...

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it … gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they...

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it … gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they...