Harry Browne Quotes

I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
Harry Browne

War, End, Single

I'm sorry that I can't snap my fingers and undo 50 years of bad American foreign policy.
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Sorry, Bad, American

If younger people see older people who haven't planned ahead and have to rely on charity, the young will be more likely to provide for the future. Today when someone plans poorly, the only consequence people see is a demand for more government.
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Government, Future, Today

It has long been apparent that many people in the media don't believe you're competent to make your own decisions.
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Long, Decisions, Media

Libertarians know that a free country has nothing to fear from anyone coming in or going out - while a welfare state is scared to death of poor people coming in and rich people getting out.
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Death, Fear, Nothing

Libertarians understand a very simple fact of life: Government doesn't work. It can't deliver the mail on time, it doesn't keep our cities safe, it doesn't educate our children properly.
Harry Browne

Life, Work, Time

Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a world of limited resources.
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Sympathy, Less, Perfection

Only free people have an incentive to be virtuous. Only people who bear the consequences of their own acts will care about those consequences and try to learn from their mistakes.
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Mistakes, Care, Try

Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.
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Knowledge, Place, Whatever

Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.
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Life, Best, Government

Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the government doesn't restrain them.
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Government, Trouble, Ideas

The American way was for commerce, personal relationships, and religion to be voluntary. No one was forced to participate in something he didn't want.
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Religion, American, Personal

The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world.
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Country, America, Become

The communitarians may say you've been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must give up some of that for the benefit of the community. But they really mean that they want more power over your life - to force you to subsidize, obey and conform to their choices.
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Life, Power, Freedom

The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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English, Written, Plain

There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to influence other people.
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Reason, Used, Military

Voluntary association produces the free market - where each person can choose among a multitude of possibilities.
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Person, Free, Choose

Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price you can pay to be free of the situation once and for all. It may be a fantastic price or a tiny one - but there is a price.
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May, Through, Free

Whenever I say that America has become an empire, someone is sure to say I'm being ridiculous.
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Someone, America, Become

While most people in TV, radio, and the press have treated me wonderfully, some of the most important people want to pretend I don't exist.
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Important, While, Exist

World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
Harry Browne

Great, War, Interest

You are where you are today because you have chosen to be there.
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You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.
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Good, Power, Government

You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given relationship. You can choose.
Harry Browne

Work, Job, Anyone

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: June 17, 1933

Died: March 1, 2006

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