Freedom Quote by Harry Browne

“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

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

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