Ocupation: Economist
Life: July 31, 1912 - November 16, 2006
Birthday: July 31
Death: November 16
There is still a tendency to regard any existing government intervention as desirable, to attribute all evils to the market, and to evaluate new proposals for government control in their ideal form, as they might work if run by able, disinterested men free from the pressure of special interest groups.
source: Milton Friedman (2009). “Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition”, p.197, University of Chicago Press
topic: Running, Men, Evil, Special Interest Groups, Special Interests, Government Intervention