Harry Browne
Harry Browne
Harry Edson Brownewas an American writer, politician, and investment advisor. He was the Libertarian Party's Presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996 and 2000. He is the author of 12 books that in total have sold more than 2 million copies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 June 1933
CountryUnited States of America
political benefits libertarian
A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize political power.
libertarian-party government giving
You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.
trying liberty rich
A welfare state is frightened of every poor person who tries to get in and every rich person who tries to get out.
miracle vision may
You don't need an explanation for everything, Recognize that there are such things as miracles - events for which there are no ready explanations. Later knowledge may explain those events quite easily.
country america rights
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.
responsibility freedom-and-responsibility interconnected
Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.
running gold paper
When paper money systems begin to crack at the seams, the run to gold could be explosive.
believe thinking community
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.
running simple political
Social Security is inherently unsound for the simple reason that it's a political program run by politicians for political purposes...Social Security operates on a very simple principle: the politicians take your money from you and squander it.
world capability offers
When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer.
government people charity
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 for the future. Today when someone plans poorly, the only consequence people see is a demand for more government.
military japan people
There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to influence other people.
gun hands law
If a law could keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be virtually no gun crime at all.
thinking government ideas
The press is hostile to the idea of liberty. Most people in the press are for big government. Most people think that the solution to anything, whether it's health care problems, education, whatever it is - it's got to be more government.