The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say,… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Our government, taxes, and ideas of freedom are already duplicates of the Old World. Our politicians determine how we should live our… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
It's important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Social Security is a fraudulent scheme in which the government collect money from you for your retirement - and immediately spend the… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Government seems to operate on the principle that if even one individual is incapable of using his freedom competently, no one can… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
It isn't possible to give government just a little control over the economy and our lives. Once we cede that power to… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
The problem is big government. If whoever controls government can impose his way upon you, you have to fight constantly to prevent… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
The American heritage was one of individual liberty, personal responsibility and freedom from government ... Unfortunately ... that heritage has been lost.… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
I found that I was getting a warm reception for my message of freeing you from the income tax, releasing you from… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
The seeds of today's runaway government were planted when it was decided that government should help those who can't help themselves. From… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Everything we know about human nature and about government tells us that individuals using their own money will achieve far more good… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Conservatives say the government can't end poverty by force, but they believe it can use force to make people moral. Liberals say… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
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… — Harry Browne Copy Share
Everything we know about human nature and about government tells us that individuals using their own money will achieve far more good for themselves… — Harry Browne Copy Share
You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given… — Harry Browne Copy Share
The American way was for commerce, personal relationships, and religion to be voluntary. No one was forced to participate in something he didn't want. — Harry Browne Copy Share
Conservatives say the government can't end poverty by force, but they believe it can use force to make people moral. Liberals say government can't… — Harry Browne Copy Share
Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for… — Harry Browne Copy Share
Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price… — Harry Browne Copy Share
The first step in freeing yourself from social restrictions is the realization that there is no such thing as a safe code of conduct… — Harry Browne Copy Share
Only free people have an incentive to be virtuous. Only people who bear the consequences of their own acts will care about those consequences… — Harry Browne Copy Share
So what is government?... Very simply, it is an agency of coercion. Of course, there are other agencies of coercion - such as the… — Harry Browne Copy Share
The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English. — Harry Browne Copy Share
The press is hostile to the idea of liberty. Most people in the press are for big government. Most people think that the solution… — Harry Browne Copy Share
There's nothing shameful in acknowledging that you don't have the answers to every question about life. Just accept the fact that you know only… — Harry Browne Copy Share
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. — Harry Browne Copy Share
Democratic politicians want to solve the crisis of poor education by taking more of your money and using it to reduce classroom sizes in… — Harry Browne Copy Share
