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When you give politicians the power to do what you think is right you're automatically giving politicians the power to do what you think is wrong.

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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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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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Each person is living for himself his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.
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