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

Milton Friedman

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Topic

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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Freedom Oppression Political theory

Author

W.E.B. Du Bois
Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt. John Brown. George W. Jacobs and Company, 1909, ch. 13.

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