Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Quote of the Day: 2 March 2021 #QotD

“Life is not fair. It is tempting to believe that government can rectify what nature has spawned. But it is also important to recognize how much we benefit from the very unfairness we deplore.” -Milton Friedman
“Life is not fair. It is tempting to believe that government can rectify what nature has spawned. But it is also important to recognize how much we benefit from the very unfairness we deplore.” -Milton Friedman
[It might be tempting to misinterpret that last sentence as referring to the false notion of 'white privilege' when the group Mr. Friedman refers to as 'we' is all of society, not an elite or accidently privileged few.]

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