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title: "2 Government Just Quotes By Harry 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/it-isn-t-possible-to-give-government-just-a-little-control-over-the/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

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> [I found that I was getting a warm reception for my message of freeing you from the income tax, releasing you from Social Security, ending the insane war on drugs, restoring gun rights, and reducing the federal government to just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/i-found-that-i-was-getting-a-warm-reception-for-my-message-of-freeing/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

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## More by Harry Browne

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/if-younger-people-see-older-people-who-haven-t-planned-ahead-and-have/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [Everything we know about human nature and about government tells us that individuals using their own money will achieve far more good for themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/everything-we-know-about-human-nature-and-about-government-tells-us/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/you-don-t-have-to-buy-from-anyone-you-don-t-have-to-work-at-any/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/the-american-way-was-for-commerce-personal-relationships-and-religion/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/conservatives-say-the-government-can-t-end-poverty-by-force-but-they/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/everyone-will-experience-the-consequences-of-his-own-acts-if-his-act/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/whatever-the-price-identify-it-now-what-will-you-have-to-go-through/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [The first step in freeing yourself from social restrictions is the realization that there is no such thing as a safe code of conduct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/the-first-step-in-freeing-yourself-from-social-restrictions-is-the/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [Only free people have an incentive to be virtuous. Only people who bear the consequences of their own acts will care about those consequences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/only-free-people-have-an-incentive-to-be-virtuous-only-people-who/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [So what is government?... Very simply, it is an agency of coercion. Of course, there are other agencies of coercion - such as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/so-what-is-government-very-simply-it-is-an-agency-of-coercion-of/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/the-constitution-isn-t-written-in-chinese-swahili-or-sanskrit-it-s-in/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [The press is hostile to the idea of liberty. Most people in the press are for big government. Most people think that the solution…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/the-press-is-hostile-to-the-idea-of-liberty-most-people-in-the-press/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/there-s-nothing-shameful-in-acknowledging-that-you-don-t-have-the/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/forcing-people-to-be-generous-isn-t-humanitarian-effective/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

> [Democratic politicians want to solve the crisis of poor education by taking more of your money and using it to reduce classroom sizes in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-browne/democratic-politicians-want-to-solve-the-crisis-of-poor-education-by/)

[Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-browne/)

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