"So what is government?... Very simply, it is……" — 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 Mafia. So to be more precise, government is the agency of coercion that has flags in front of its offices."
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Harry Browne
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102 Quotes by Harry Browne
Harry Browne has 102 quotes on this site.
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Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned…
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it…
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When people do things for you, it's because they want to - because you, in some way, give them something…
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A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the…
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Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to…
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The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.
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You owe it to yourself to be the best person possible. Because if you are, others will want to be…
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In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it…
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There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent…
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A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources…
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly…
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But, actually, it is only Americans who say that our freedoms and prosperity are the reason foreigners hate us. If…
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Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior.
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The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative agencies of Government.
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My approach to cutting spending as president, is to do a ten percent across the board cut of all federal…
— Herman Cain
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You can't fall back on the private sector and say, 'You take care of the nation's banking system.' That's a…
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Every year the Federal Government wastes billions of dollars as a result of overpayments of government agencies, misuse of government…
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Evangelical agencies with ready funding may have too little depth and vision to cope with the current conflict. God's kingdom…
— Carl F. H. Henry
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It is arguable whether the human race have been gainers by the march of science beyond the steam engine. Electricity…
— Winston Churchill
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Science unfolded her treasures and her secrets to the desperate demands of men, and placed in their hands agencies and…
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Oh, without prayer what are the church's agencies, but the stretching out of a dead man's arm, or the lifting…
— Charles Spurgeon
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It is easy to magnify human personality and agencies. Prayer recognizes that God is the source of life and light…
— John Mott
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In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial…
— Gijs de Vries
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I believe that the school is primarily a social institution. Education being a social process, the school is simply that…
— John Dewey
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