But who made your life complicated? You did, of course. It wasn't society, the economic system, the people you consider to be nuisances, your parents, or anyone else. Every complication in your life today is the result of something you've allowed to happen. You initiated it, or you consented to it, or you've allowed it to continue. You are where you are today because you've chosen to be there. And you can choose not to be there. Harry Browne How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
There are things you can do to be free, and if you turn your attention to those things, no one will stand in your way. But when you become preoccupied with those who are blocking you, you overlook the many alternatives you could use to bypass them. Harry Browne How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
Social Security operates on a simple principle: You give your retirement money to politicians and they squander it on something else. Harry Browne Fail-Safe Investing
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
The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice. Harry Browne
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