You owe it to yourself to be the best person possible. Because if you are, others will want to be with you, want to provide you with the things you want in exchange for what you're giving to them. Harry Browne on best
Libertarians know that a free country has nothing to fear from anyone coming in or going out - while a welfare state is scared to death of poor people coming in and rich people getting out. Harry Browne on death
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 it. Harry Browne on experience
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 on family
Libertarians know that a free country has nothing to fear from anyone coming in or going out - while a welfare state is scared to death of poor people coming in and rich people getting out. Harry Browne on fear
Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing. Harry Browne on freedom
The communitarians may say you've been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must give up some of that for the benefit of the community. But they really mean that they want more power over your life - to force you to subsidize, obey and conform to their choices. Harry Browne on freedom
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. Harry Browne on future
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 on government
The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice. Harry Browne on government
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 on government
Each person is living for himself his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel. Harry Browne on happiness
For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats. Harry Browne on history
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. Harry Browne on knowledge
Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens. Harry Browne on knowledge
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 relationship. You can choose. Harry Browne on relationship
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 on religion
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 on society
A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize political power. Harry Browne on society
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 on sympathy