"The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government."
― Milton Friedman
Topic(s): Experience
More From Milton Friedman
- "So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system."
- "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand."
- "History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition."
More In Experience
- "I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me."― T. D. Jakes
- "There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its force, it is not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul."― Arnold Bennett
- "I’m very happy for the Contreras family. They’re out. Now they’ve got a chance to experience life the way I did as a kid. You know, his kids are going to have a real chance in life now, and the same way that I had it."― Rafael Palmeiro