A little government involvement is just as dangerous as a lot - because the first leads inevitably to the second. - Harry Browne
A welfare state is frightened of every poor person who tries to get in and every rich person who tries to get out. - Harry Browne
But, actually, it is only Americans who say that our freedoms and prosperity are the reason foreigners hate us. If you ask the foreigners, they make it clear that it's America's bullying foreign policy they detest. - Harry Browne
Communities don't think, don't believe, don't want, don't have needs, don't have interests and don't make decisions. Only individuals have minds that generate desires and needs - and only individuals can make choices and decisions. - Harry Browne
Contrary to all the blather we hear about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights. - Harry Browne
For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats. - Harry Browne
For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise. - Harry Browne
Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.' - Harry Browne
Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily. - 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
I found that I was getting a warm reception for my message of freeing you from the income tax, releasing you from Social Security, ending the insane war on drugs, restoring gun rights, and reducing the federal government to just its constitutional functions. - Harry Browne
I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war. - Harry Browne
I'm sorry that I can't snap my fingers and undo 50 years of bad American foreign policy. - Harry Browne
In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this? - Harry Browne
It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda. - Harry Browne
Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free. - Harry Browne
Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a world of limited resources. - Harry Browne
Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better. - Harry Browne
Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the government doesn't restrain them. - Harry Browne
The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world. - Harry Browne
The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English. - Harry Browne
The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice. - Harry Browne
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