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Capitalism and Freedom

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by Milton Friedman

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why would I want to read a book of someone who has adored a maniac, mass murderer's regime in Chile?
André Pinto Because it might help you become honest enough to ask unbiased questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzgMN...
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Isn't Friedman's radical capitalism, or neoliberalism, the brother of fascism, and thus equally evil? Hasn't Friedman proved this himself by helping the fascist Chilean regime implement it, which happened through deceit, oppression, persecution, torture and murder? Hasn't Friedman's radical capitalism proved itself to be the most destructive human force in recent history, or as I think, in all of history?
Drew Fascism is a form of socialism.
Communism/Socialism/Fascism are the greatest destroyers of human life, probably every, definitely of the 20th century.…moreFascism is a form of socialism.
Communism/Socialism/Fascism are the greatest destroyers of human life, probably every, definitely of the 20th century.
Check history for: The Holocaust; Ukrainian Famine; Gulags; the Cultural Revolution of China; Khmer Rouge; etc etc etc
Do some research on these and I think you will find collectivism and centralized power are the most dangerous ideas humanity has produced; not Capitalism.(less)
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Have been looking just for technical parametres of the book to count the signs (an obligatory item for our publishing houses) in order to publish this famous book in ukrainian. And found what I need in Amazon. And have read all comment! They are smart and exciting. But what is the secret of the long life of the book?
Malcolm Kirkpatrick (Наталия Viatkina): "... what is the secret of the long life of the book?"

Friedman, like George Orwell and Bertrand Russell, writes in clear, simple E…more(Наталия Viatkina): "... what is the secret of the long life of the book?"

Friedman, like George Orwell and Bertrand Russell, writes in clear, simple English. He makes an abstract argument for the system of title and contract law as a resource allocation mechanism and then illustrates with examples from US policy. In _The Constitution of Liberty_, Hayek makes a more abstract case at greater length in pompous German-influenced English. Both reward attention. Friedman is much more direct. (less)
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Is there any body who can share the book capitalism and freedom, I want to read it.
Malcolm Kirkpatrick Here.
http://circuloliberal.org/livros/capi...…moreHere.
http://circuloliberal.org/livros/capi...(less)
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