Beacons Quote 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Harry Browne

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

— 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…

— Harry Browne