With some notable exceptions, businessmen favor free enterprise in general but are opposed to it when it comes to themselves.

Milton Friedman

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Big business Business Hypocrisy Crony capitalism

Author

Milton Friedman

Source

The Suicidal Impulse of the Business Community

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Economist

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United States

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Friedman, Milton. "The Suicidal Impulse of the Business Community." Hoover Pacific Coast Seminar Dinner. 25 Oct. 1983, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

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