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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
Financial Analyst
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New York City
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Harry Edson Browne
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