Harry Browne’s New Year’s resolutions

Harry Browne’s New Year’s Resolutions for Selling Liberty Effectively | Libertarian Party:

December 30, 2019 - "Harry Browne, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee in 1996 and 2000, was among the greatest salesmen for liberty who ever lived. He wrote the below Libertarian New Year’s Resolutions in 1998.....

• I resolve to sell liberty by appealing to the self-interest of each prospect, rather than preaching to people and expecting them to suddenly adopt my ideas of right and wrong.
• I resolve to keep from being drawn into arguments or debates. My purpose is to inspire people to want liberty ­not to prove that they’re wrong.
• I resolve to listen when people tell me of their wants and needs, so I can help them see how a free society [can] satisfy those needs.
• I resolve to identify myself, when appropriate, with the social goals someone may seek ­... and try to show him that those goals can never be achieved [well] by government, but [can] be well served in a free society.
• I resolve to be compassionate and respectful of the beliefs and needs that lead people to seek government help....
• No matter what the issue, I resolve to keep returning to the central point: how much better off the individual will be in a free society.
• I resolve to acknowledge my good fortune.... Any plan for improvement must begin with a recognition of the good things we have.
• I resolve to focus on the ways [we] could be so much better with a very small government ­ not to dwell on all the wrongs that exist today.
• I resolve to cleanse myself of hate, resentment, and bitterness....
• I resolve to speak, dress, and act in a respectable manner.... No one will hear the message if the messenger is unattractive.
• I resolve to remind myself that someone’s 'stupid' opinion may be an opinion I once held....
• I resolve not to raise my voice in any discussion. In a shouting match, no one wins ... and no one will be inspired to join our quest for a free society.
• I resolve not to adopt the tactics of Republicans and Democrats. They use character assassination, evasions, and intimidation because they have no real benefits to offer....
• I resolve to be civil to my opponents, and treat them with respect. However anyone chooses to treat me, it’s important that I be a better person than my enemies."

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