![]() “Rose played a much more significant role than most people understand,” said Patrick Byrne, who has been co-chair of the Friedman Foundation with Rose Friedman. It was one of the best-selling books of 1980, and the video series was broadcast around the world. But “Free to Choose” brought those ideas - including that welfare programs undermine self-reliance, that drugs should be decriminalized, that states with low taxes and minimal regulation have more vibrant economies - to a still wider audience. Milton Friedman won his Nobel Prize in economics in 1976 and was known for spreading his ideas in the popular press, including television appearances and a column in Newsweek magazine. Milton Friedman often said his wife was the only person who won arguments with him. She often had a more fiery public presence than the gentle style of her husband. ![]() Until Milton Friedman’s death in 2006 at 94, the two were rarely apart they frequently held hands at academic conferences and in airports. ![]()
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