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Milton Friedman

The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.

Milton Friedman

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Milton Friedman is saying that major progress in fields like science and art usually happens when people are free to explore and innovate on their own, rather than when a central government controls everything. He believes that government control tends to limit creativity and slow down important breakthroughs.

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