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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

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Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. Theres a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything. – 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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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

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