197 Quotes by Harry Browne

Politicians are notoriously economically illiterate. And even when they know what would be the right thing, we don’t really expect them to do it.

Get your money out of the country before your country gets your money out of you.

When you give politicians the power to do what you think is right you’re automatically giving politicians the power to do what you think is wrong.

You have only one life, and no one else will live it for you. Shouldn’t you take the time right now to figure out what that life is all about?

To be self-reliant is to recognize that no one else is as concerned about your future as you are and that no one knows as much about you as you do.

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.

Social Security is a fraudulent scheme in which the government collect money from you for your retirement – and immediately spend the money on something else.

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.

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.