Libertarians know that a free country has nothing to fear from anyone coming in or going out - while a welfare state… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Only free people have an incentive to be virtuous. Only people who bear the consequences of their own acts will care about… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be… — 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
When people do things for you, it's because they want to - because you, in some way, give them something meaningful that… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
No one ever died from smoking marijuana, but millions of people have died by believing politicians. — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
While most people in TV, radio, and the press have treated me wonderfully, some of the most important people want to pretend… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
In my experience, people who are truly compassionate rarely use the word "compassion." Those who do talk compassion generally intend to be… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
From the cranberry cancer scare of the 1950s to the Alar-in-apples hysteria of the 1980s, from the "new ice age" of the… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
The press is hostile to the idea of liberty. Most people in the press are for big government. Most people think that… — 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… — 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
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
Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else,… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
[Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964], many governments in southern states forced people to segregate by race. Civil rights advocates fought… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
It has long been apparent that many people in the media don't believe you're competent to make your own decisions. — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
If a law could keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be virtually no gun crime at… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to… — 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
There are no violent gangs fighting over aspirin territories. There are no violent gangs fighting over whisky territories or computer territories or… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
The income tax is the biggest single intrusion suffered by the American people. It forces every worker to be a bookkeeper, to… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English. — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
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 Image
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