"[T]he tragedy is that because government is doing so many things it ought not to be doing, it performs the functions it ought to be performing badly. The basic functions of government are to defend the nation against foreign enemies, to prevent coercion of some individuals by others within the country, to provide a means of deciding on our rules, and to adjudicate disputes." -Milton Friedman
[I wish people would understand this. There are a limited number of things that a government should be doing (and in the case of the U.S. is authorized by the constitution to do) and anything else it does are activities that are best performed by groups of people acting outside of governmental authority.]
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