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
judging trials assumption
A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged.
compassion mind needs
What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
government liberty want
I want a government small enough to fit inside the Constitution.
compassion giving liberty
It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that "compassion."
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.