"Milton Friedman Free to Choose Series Volume 5 Created equal"

"The idea that everyone should be equal in income, level of living, in what he has.

The idea that the economic race should be so arranged that everyone ends the race at the same time, rather than everyone starts at the beginning at the same time.

This concept raises a very serious problem for Freedom. It is clearly in conflict with it, since it requires that the Freedom of Some be restricted in order to provide greater benefits to others.

The Society that puts Equality before Freedom will end up with neither. The Society that puts Freedom before Equality will end up with a greater measure of Both."