History suggests only that capitalism is a necessary condition for…

History suggests only that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.

Milton Friedman

Capitalism and Freedom · 1962

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1962

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Friedman, Milton. Capitalism and Freedom. University of Chicago Press, 1962, ch. 1.

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