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We have heard much these past few years of how the government protects the consumer. A far more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.

Milton Friedman

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Milton Friedman (31 July 1912 – 16 November 2006) was an American economist noted for his support for free markets and a reduction in the size of government. In 1976 he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Economics.

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Alternative Names: Milton Galbraith Friedman

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Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.

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F.A. Hayek Ludwig von Mises Murray N. Rothbard Leonard Read Friedrich Hayek

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There is one thing, he said, that you can trust everybody to do and that is to put his interest above yours.

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