Very few people spend other people's money as carefully as they spend their own.

Milton Friedman

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Moral hazard Government spending Economics Government Political theory

Author

Milton Friedman

Source

Open Mind

Medium

Interview TV program

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Economist

From

United States

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Citation

The Open Mind. Interview with Milton Friedman. Hosted by Richard Heffner. The Open Mind Legacy Project. National Educational Telecommunications Association, PBS, 7 Dec. 1975, www.YouTube.com/watch?v=k2Kg2SvsI8Q

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War is capitalism with the gloves off.

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Tom Stoppard
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Travesties
Medium
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Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
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Stoppard, Tom. Travesties. Royal Shakespeare Company, 10 June 1974, Aldwych Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

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Stoppard, Tom. Travesties. Grove Press, 1994, act 1.

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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist 15

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Political theory Government Politics Human nature

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Alexander Hamilton
Source
Federalist 15 The Federalist Papers
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Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 15: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union." Independent Journal, 1 Dec. 1787.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 15: Its great defect: can only legislate for states.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.