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Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.

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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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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But, actually, it is only Americans who say that our freedoms and prosperity are the reason foreigners hate us. If you ask the foreigners, they make it clear that it's America's bullying foreign policy they detest.
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Give government the weapons to fight your enemy and it will use them against you.
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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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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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For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.
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The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative.
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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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The marketplace is a wondrous institution. It harnesses the self-interest of each of us and puts it to work for the benefit of all. And it does so without intruding upon our desires, our privacy, or our freedom. It is regulation by reality, not by coercion.
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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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You have only one life, and no one else will live it for you. Shouldn't you take the time right now to figure out what that life is all about?
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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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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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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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