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Give politicians power and it certainly will be abused eventually - if not by today's politicians, then by their successors.
Harry Browne
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Harry Browne
Age: 72 †
Born: 1933
Born: June 17
Died: 2006
Died: March 1
Financial Analyst
Peace Activist
Politician
Radio Personality
Writer
New York City
New York
Harry Edson Browne
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It isn't possible to give government just a little control over the economy and our lives. Once we cede that power to government, it uses the power to take more from us. That's why every year the government controls more of our lives.
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The power of choice. You have it. But you forfeit it when you imagine that you can choose for others. You can't. But you can choose for yourself.
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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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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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Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything.
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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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Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.
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When people do things for you, it's because they want to - because you, in some way, give them something meaningful that makes them want to please you, not because anyone owes you anything.
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Give government the weapons to fight your enemy and it will use them against you.
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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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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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If a law could keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be virtually no gun crime at all.
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You owe it to yourself to be the best person possible. Because if you are, others will want to be with you, want to provide you with the things you want in exchange for what you're giving to them.
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I'm sorry that I can't snap my fingers and undo 50 years of bad American foreign policy.
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Each person is living for himself his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.
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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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It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that compassion.
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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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