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Why Government Is the Problem (Essays in Public Policy) by Milton Friedman

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The Wedding People

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Desert Rites: Where the body suffers, the spirit awakens—Desert Rites is a journey into the soul of western China. (Desert Trilogy)

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The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better

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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.”
― Dan Brown, Angels & Demons

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“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.”
― Milton Friedman

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“Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.”
― Milton Friedman

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“A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.”
― Milton Friedman

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