%0 Journal Article
%T Milton Friedman & the Human Good
%A Tibor R. Machan
%J Libertarian Papers
%D 2009
%I Ludwig von Mises Institute
%X Milton Friedman is among those who have favored a value free, amoral defense of the free society. Here I discuss his basic reason for doing so, namely, that the claim to moral knowledge implies authoritarian politics. I argue that this is wrong because to act morally cannot require coercing people to do so¨Cto quote Immanuel Kant, ˇ°oughtˇ± implies ˇ°can.ˇ±
%K libertarianism
%K free society
%U http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/27-machanmilton-friedman-the-human-good/