Quote by Harry Browne
The governments War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a shor

The governments War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice. – Harry Browne

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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

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Death
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If younger people see older people who havent 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

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Future
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The communitarians may say youve 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

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Freedom
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Also, when you escape a Communist regime, you treasure liberty and you understand that as government and state expand, liberty must contract. – Dennis Prager

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Government

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern. – Lord Acton, letter to Mary Gladstone, 24 April 1881

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Government

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. – Richard M. Nixon

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Government

Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful because no men can be trusted to look after anyone else. – Nicolas Walter, About Anarchism

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Government

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When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change? – Wynton Marsalis

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The image is where you have dinner at night, who youre seeing. Its what car you drive and how you dress. People in the industry sell that, and it creates a dream. Theres nothing else. – Elle Macpherson

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Damn your principals. Stick to your Party! – Benjamin Disraeli

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I just had that conversation this morning with my doctor. I just got back from the hospital a half-hour ago, and nothing will make me happier than to replicate the DNA of my amazing husband. Im optimistic. – Karen Duffy

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