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Milton Friedman counters Kennedy inaugural–and Obama’s

Milton Friedman counters Kennedy inaugural–and Obama’s

Before President Barack Obama gave his inaugural address, it had been reported that he was heavily studying John F. Kennedy’s speech at the inauguration in 1961. And no doubt Obama’s “call to service” will be compared to Kennedy’s inaugural that contained the famous lines: “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”

On the good side, Obama did hail “doers” and “risk takers” in his speech and talked about how they have improved our…

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