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Politicians are notoriously economically illiterate. And even when they know what would be the right thing, we don't really expect them to do it.
Harry Browne
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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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In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible to have a relatively free and peaceful country. No income tax, no foreign wars, no welfare state, no intrusions on civil liberties.
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In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?
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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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I have no temptation to vote, to campaign, to try and stop a candidate who promises new follies.
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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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Profit is a reward for satisfying the desire of someone else.
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Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.
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Give government the weapons to fight your enemy and it will use them against you.
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Once upon a time, government budgets were balanced, our money was sound, the streets were safe, and taxes imposed by all levels of government took less than 10% of our income.
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Republicans campaign like Libertarians and govern like Democrats.
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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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It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that compassion.
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Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights.
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Our government, taxes, and ideas of freedom are already duplicates of the Old World. Our politicians determine how we should live our lives - and our individual liberties are sacrificed for the benefit of the Fatherland.
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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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Government doesn't work. That's the first lesson we must learn if we want to improve society.
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Can you think of a single area of government in which George Bush hasn't already made things worse than Bill Clinton did?
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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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So what is government?... Very simply, it is an agency of coercion. Of course, there are other agencies of coercion - such as the Mafia. So to be more precise, government is the agency of coercion that has flags in front of its offices.
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