Freedom in economic arrangements is itself a component of freedom broadly understood, so economic freedom is an end in itself...economic freedom is also an indispensable means toward the achievement of political freedom.

Milton Friedman

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Topic

Nature of freedom Freedom Political theory

Author

Milton Friedman

Source

Capitalism and Freedom

Genre

Economic literature

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Economist

From

United States

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Citation

Friedman, Milton. Capitalism and Freedom. University of Chicago Press, 1962, ch. 1.

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If all men were just, there still would be some, though not so much, need of government.

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Time
1854 1850s 19th century
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Lincoln, Abraham. "Fragment: On Government." 1 July 1854?

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Fragment on Government, 1854?" Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.