In a free society, it is hard for "good” people to do "good,” but that is a small price to pay for making it hard for "evil” people to do "evil,” especially since one man's good is anther's evil. (Milton Friedman)

In a free society, it is hard for "good” people to do "good,” but that is a small price to pay for making it hard for "evil” people to do "evil,” especially since one man's good is anther's evil.

Milton Friedman

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