Harry Browne Quotes

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• The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk".

  Harry Browne

  Funny, Sarcastic, Integrity

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• The police can't stop an intruder, mugger, or stalker from hurting you. They can pursue him only after he has hurt or killed you. Protecting yourself from harm is your responsibility, and you are far less likely to be hurt in a neighborhood of gun-owners than in one of disarmed citizens - even if you don't own a gun yourself.

  Harry Browne

  Hurt, Responsibility, Gun

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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.

  Harry Browne

  Agency, Government, Office

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• It's important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want.

  Harry Browne

  Government, Giving, Important

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• Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free.

  Harry Browne

  Children, Fighting, Government

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• Most politicians believe in just one thing - winning elections. They'll say anything to get in office and stay there.

  Harry Browne

  Believe, Winning, Office

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• It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda.

  Harry Browne

  War, Firsts, Truth Is

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• Whatever the issue, let freedom offer us a hundred choices, instead of having government force one answer on everyone.

  Harry Browne

  Government, Issues, Choices

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• Disarmed citizens encourage crime and violence. Armed citizens encourage criminals to find a safer line of work.

  Harry Browne

  Violence, Criminals, Citizens

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• Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily.

  Harry Browne

  Simple, Government, Ideas

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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.

  Harry Browne

  Country, Rights, America

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• The coercive power of government is always a beacon to those who want to dominate others -- summoning the worst dregs of society to Washington to use that power to impose their will upon others.

  Harry Browne

  Government, Use, Want

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• A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.

  Harry Browne

  Inspirational, Burden, Shoulders

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• You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.

  Harry Browne

  Libertarian Party, Government, Giving

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• In my experience, people who are truly compassionate rarely use the word "compassion." Those who do talk compassion generally intend to be compassionate with your money, not their own. It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that 'compassion'.

  Harry Browne

  Compassion, People, Giving

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• No one ever died from smoking marijuana, but millions of people have died by believing politicians.

  Harry Browne

  Believe, Marijuana, People

  "Liberty A to Z". p. 55. Book by Harry Browne, 2004.

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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.

  Harry Browne

  Believe, Media, Long

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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.

  Harry Browne

  Thinking, Giving, Politician

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• Social Security is a fraudulent scheme in which the government collect money from you for your retirement - and immediately spend the money on something else.

  Harry Browne

  Retirement, Government, Social

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• Republicans campaign like Libertarians and govern like Democrats.

  Harry Browne

  Liberty, Campaigns, Libertarian

  "Liberty A to Z". Book by Harry Browne (p. 151), 2004.

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• Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care, free education, and a free lunch.

  Harry Browne

  Government, Free Education, Lunch

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• The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.

  Harry Browne

  War, Government, Careers

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• Government seems to operate on the principle that if even one individual is incapable of using his freedom competently, no one can be allowed to be free.

  Harry Browne

  Government, Liberty, Principles

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• The free market punishes irresponsibility. Government rewards it.

  Harry Browne

  Government, Liberty, Libertarian

  "Liberty A to Z". Book by Harry Browne (p. 76), 2004.

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• In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?

  Harry Browne

  Letting Go, Real, Government

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