-
Richard Nixon was a very intelligent and able man. And he had the right ideas. But he did not have the adherence to principles that [Ronald] Reagan had. He did some very good things. We owe to Richard Nixon the volunteer army - he got rid of the draft. And that was a major increase in freedom.
![Milton Friedman: Richard Nixon was a very intelligent and able man. And he had the right ideas. But he did not have the adherence to principles that [Ronald] Reagan had. He did some very good things. We owe to Richard Nixon the volunteer army - he got rid of the draft. And that was a major increase in freedom.](assets/images/quotes/1008/10071/milton-friedman-quotes-richard-nixon-was-a-very-intelligent-and-able-man-1007066.jpg "Milton Friedman: Richard Nixon was a very intelligent and able man. And he had the right ideas. But he did not have the adherence to principles that [Ronald] Reagan had. He did some very good things. We owe to Richard Nixon the volunteer army - he got rid of the draft. And that was a major increase in freedom.")
Related Authors
-
Paul Samuelson Economist -
David D. Friedman Economist -
Adam Smith Philosopher -
George Stigler Economist -
Thomas Friedman Journalist -
Murray Rothbard Economist -
Karl Marx Philosopher -
Friedrich August von Hayek Economist -
Alan Greenspan Economist -
Gary Becker Economist -
John Kenneth Galbraith Economist -
John Maynard Keynes Economist -
Thomas Sowell Economist -
Margaret Thatcher Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom -
Irving Fisher Economist -
Ludwig von Mises Philosopher -
Paul Krugman Economist -
Frederic Bastiat Economist -
Ayn Rand Novelist