Milton Friedman

I was at Stanford a few weeks ago. I dropped by the Hoover Institute to look for Milton Friedman. I thought I would just drop in to introduce myself and say hello. Dr. Friedman was not in. Too bad, I said, I'll stop in again when I next get to Stanford. I was saddened today to learn that I will never have that opportunity. I am greatly disappointed to have never met the great man. I know many who have. All tell of a man of such superior intelligence, thoughfulness, and comprehension that he may have been of another world. I guess I hoped that, in meeting him and shaking his hand, some of that might somehow rub off on me. Milton Friedman changed the world, explaining, in language all could understand, why government planning fails and freedom works. He will be missed.