Charlie rose milton friedman biography

Charlie Rose interview of Milton Friedman

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Milton Friedman : A Great Champion of Libertyby V.

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Milton Friedman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who advocated an unfettered free market and had the ear of three US Presidents – Nixon, Ford and Reagan – died last Thursday (16 November, 2006 ) in San Francisco at the age of 94.

Gordon St Angelo, President and CEO of the Milton and Rose D Friedman Foundation in Indianapolis said in a statement, ‘Milton’s passion for freedom and liberty has influenced more lives than he ever could possibly know.

His writings and ideas have transformed the minds of U.S. presidents, world leaders, entrepreneurs and freshmen economic majors alike.’

While honoring Milton Friedman at a public function in 2002, US President Bush said: ‘Milton Friedman has used a brilliant mind to advance a moral vision – the vision of a society where men and women are free, free to choose, but where government is