Friday
Harry Browne, former Libertarian Party Presidential candidate, writer on business and the author of the very interesting book, How I Found Freedom In an Unfree World, has died. Here is an article about his life and contribution to the libertarian political cause in the United States.
I think his book cited above is the thing I am most grateful to Browne for. It points out the many ways in which, right now, you can make your life freer, less dependent on the State and open your eyes to making the most of life without waiting for someone's permission. At a time when the prospects for liberty seem rather gloomy in some ways, that is a good message to spread around.
I am sure those closer to the coalface of U.S. politics might have less kind things to say about Browne's activities in the LP, but I'll leave that to others if they are so inclined.
Required reading: "How I found Freedom in an Unfree World."...........the ultimate personal eye-opener.
Posted by permanent expat at March 3, 2006 08:20 PM
Yes, it is sad news but his book is FROM £49.19 for the paperback, and there are no Customer Reviews.
Posted by Freeman at March 3, 2006 08:24 PM
Freeman: (good name!)...............it's worth every penny.
Posted by permanent expat at March 3, 2006 08:39 PM
There are some reviews here.(Link) (if the link works)
Posted by Midwesterner at March 3, 2006 09:30 PM
I am saddened to hear about this. I have listened to many of his talks and read many of his articles. He had a very succinct style and got his points across very well.
Posted by Bernie at March 3, 2006 09:36 PM
I quite agree Johnathon. "How I found freedom..." is a classic.
Posted by Patrick Crozier at March 3, 2006 10:20 PM
Midwesterner
Thanks for the note about reviews. Interesting that the price is £49.19 on Amazon.co.uk but only $39.90 on Amazon.com
Posted by Freeman at March 4, 2006 12:03 AM
Thanks for the note about reviews. Interesting that the price is £49.19 on Amazon.co.uk but only $39.90 on Amazon.com
I don't keep up with the exchange rate, but isn't that about right?
barnesandnoble.com doesn't even have it available.
Posted by Joshua at March 4, 2006 12:11 AM
Joshua
I think you got the exchange rate calculation the wrong way round!
Regards.
Posted by Freeman at March 4, 2006 12:16 AM
It's ironic but as I read your post there was a TV ad for the movie "V for Vengeange".
The tag-line was:
People should not be afraid of their government. Government should be afraid of their people.
Posted by David Crawford at March 4, 2006 08:30 AM
David, thanks. I am definitely going to see that movie!
Joseph Stalin, go fuck yourself. Repeatedly.
Posted by Johnathan Pearce at March 4, 2006 01:41 PM
Johnathon,
I screwed up the title. It's actually "V for Vendetta".
It's funny, you can hear something, and then, 30 seconds later, completely mis-write what you heard.
Posted by David Crawford at March 4, 2006 02:12 PM
As I said on our internal editorial list, this is a great loss to all Libertarians. While I did not always agree with Harry, I did always find him a true gentleman.
We will miss him.
Posted by Dale Amon at March 4, 2006 03:17 PM
