Free society Quote by Harry Browne

““A big philosophical breakthrough for me was the realization that my own freedom was not only possible, but far more important than the establishment of a free society.””

Harry Browne

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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.

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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…

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Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price…

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The first step in freeing yourself from social restrictions is the realization that there is no such thing as a safe code of conduct…

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Only free people have an incentive to be virtuous. Only people who bear the consequences of their own acts will care about those consequences…

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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…

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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.

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The press is hostile to the idea of liberty. Most people in the press are for big government. Most people think that the solution…

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