I like him for the same reason. He was probably the leading free market voice in the 70's, along with Ayn Rand. I watched his great series Free to Choose, when I was first getting into these ideas. It's fantastic.

I'm not particularly fond of his actual academic work or the policy reforms he was involved with.

> Milton Friedman

I rank him very high though I didn't know that he said these lines. 
I like him for he advocated free market above all. Why do you like him specifically. 

Coinsreporter

Credit to the late great Milton Friedman for that line.