"I think a major reason why intellectuals tend to move towards collectivism is that the collectivist answer is a simple one. If there’s something wrong, pass a law and do something about it."
by:
Milton Friedman
(1912-2006) Nobel Prize-winning economist, economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan, "ultimate guru of the free-market system"
Source:
From “An Interview With Milton Friedman,” December 1974, conducted by Tibor Machan, Joe Cobb, and Ralph Raico
http://reason.com/archives/2007/01/24/quotations-from-chairman-milto
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Maybe it's because intellectuals aren't all that intellectual.
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    And, of course, they know what's best for everybody.
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