November 16, 2006 1:33PM # Milton Friedman, RIP By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) --- SHARE Sad news for freedom fighters the world over: Milton Friedman has died. He was a great economist, but he was so much more than that. He was the most effective spokesperson for liberty in the post-WWII period. I expect the media to do a fairly good job in summarizing his work and accomplishments, but it should be noted that he was a gentleman-scholar who was unfailingly polite in debate and very generous with his time. I was amazed by the time that he took to reply to a letter from me when I was an undergraduate student. A few years ago, I was honored when he agreed to write the foreword to my [book](http://www.amazon.com/After-Prohibition-Timothy-Lynch/dp/1882577949/sr=1-1/qid=1163704225/ref=sr_1_1/103-4077414-0348603?ie=UTF8&s=books) on the disastrous drug war. Dr. Friedman’s five-part documentary “Free to Choose” originally aired on PBS in 1980, but I hope a *private* network will air the documentary again in his honor this month or next. Here’s a terrific [video clip](http://www.theagitator.com/archives/026749.php) of the man in action (courtesy of Radley Balko). Rest in peace, Dr. Friedman. ##### Related Tags [General](https://www.cato.org/general) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).