Harry Browne

"So what is government? Very simply, it is an agency of coercion. Of course, there are other agencies of coercion — such as the Mafia. So to be more precise, government is the agency of coercion that h…"

"A free person has no one to blame. He has no boxes, no restrictions, no enemies to take the responsibility for his actions."

"Never focus your attention on anyone's weaknesses — his temper, sloppiness, poor logic, dishonesty, whatever. Recognize these shortcomings, take them into consideration, but don't waste your time comp…"

"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."

"Libertarian Party National Headquarters"

"Freedom is more often lost by false assumptions than by the power of one's enemies."

"We have to understand that politicians don't want to reduce government. And it isn't because they think the spending cuts would hurt too many people. It's because they know it would hurt them. No matt…"

"To be honest, you must know yourself well. And that involves integrity — which is honesty's twin asset. Integrity is knowing yourself well enough to be able to mean what you say."