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I have no temptation to vote, to campaign, to try and stop a candidate who promises new follies.

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Harry Browne
Age: 72 †
Born: 1933
Born: June 17
Died: 2006
Died: March 1
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New York City
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Harry Edson Browne
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Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care, free education, and a free lunch.
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A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged.
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Profit is a reward for satisfying the desire of someone else.
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Republicans campaign like Libertarians and govern like Democrats.
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For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.
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Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.
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When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer.
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America rules the world - by force.
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A welfare state is frightened of every poor person who tries to get in and every rich person who tries to get out.
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Communities don't think, don't believe, don't want, don't have needs, don't have interests and don't make decisions. Only individuals have minds that generate desires and needs - and only individuals can make choices and decisions.
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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.
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