Famous lines get attached to famous names. These are circulating as Friedman quotes without a citation that holds up. An archive that only collects the real ones is doing half the job.
“The business of business is business.”
Where it comes from. Widely attributed to Friedman, and sometimes cited as being in his work Capitalism and Freedom (1962) this is also attributed to Alfred P. Sloan, sometimes with citation of a statement of 1964, but sometimes with attestations to his use of it as a motto as early as 1923.
Listed by English Wikiquote as disputed or misattributed. Do not present as his words.
Do not present as his words.
“There's no such thing as a free lunch.”
Where it comes from. Also often misattributed to Robert A. Heinlein because both helped popularize the expression – Friedman with a book with that title. The phrase actually dates to at least the 1930s.
Listed by English Wikiquote as disputed or misattributed. Do not present as his words.
Do not present as his words.
“Corruption is government intrusion into market efficiencies in the form of regulations.”
Where it comes from. Frequently misattributed to Milton Friedman based on a monologue from the 2005 movie Syriana
Listed by English Wikiquote as disputed or misattributed. Do not present as his words.
Do not present as his words.
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