Harry Browne was a successful investment advisor for 30 years. He wrote 12 books that sold more than 2 million copies. In 1996 and 2000 he was the nominee of the Libertarian Party for President of the United States. 

Browne was little known in the investment world when his first book, How You Can Profit from the Coming Devaluation, was published in 1970. Recognizing the disastrous monetary policy of the U.S. government, he warned that the dollar would be devalued, inflation would become severe, and gold, silver, and foreign currencies would skyrocket in value. The book's theme clashed with the prevailing wisdom, but it struck a chord with tens of thousands of Americans, and the book made the New York Times bestseller list.

In 1973 he published How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World, a self-help book that shows individuals how to take responsibility for their own lives. Many people consider the book to be a modern classic and it remains in demand almost three decades after its first publication.

His 1974 book, You Can Profit from a Monetary Crisis, was an even greater success -- remaining on the New York Times bestseller list for 39 weeks and reaching #1. Its message amplified themes from his first book, and it allowed thousands of investors to hold their own and to profit during the turmoil of the late 1970s. He wrote six more big-selling investment books -- including one more New York Times bestseller. In 1999 he published his final investment book, Fail-Safe Investing.

From 1974 to 1998 he wrote Harry Browne's Special Reports, a financial newsletter. He has been a popular public speaker since the 1960s. He has appeared on the Today show, Wall $treet Week, The Larry King Show, and hundreds of other national and local radio and television shows.

In late 1994, Browne announced his Libertarian candidacy for president. He campaigned in 38 states, and he appeared on over 1,000 radio and television programs. His pure approach to smaller government was praised in dozens of newspaper editorials and political columns. He was endorsed for president by dozens of radio talk show hosts and journalists. He received 485,759 votes on Election Day, the second highest total in Libertarian Party history. In 2000, he was again nominated to represent the Libertarian Party and garnered more than 382,00 votes in a tight presidential race.

His 1995 campaign book, Why Government Doesn't Work, provided a provocative mix of ideas that spoke to hundreds of thousands of Americans who felt frustrated by big government. In 2000, he publishedThe Great Libertarian Offer. In 2004, the Advocates for Self-Government published Browne's Liberty A-Z: 872 Libertarian Soundbites You Can Use Right Now.

After the campaigns, Browne remained active in politics. He wrote numerous pro-freedom essays that appeared on his own Web site (www.HarryBrowne.org), and on WorldNetDaily.com, www.AntiWar.com, www.LewRockwell.com, and the Free Market News Network.

In 1998, he launched a nationally syndicated radio show on the Talk America Radio Network. In later years, he hosted two shows on the Genesis Network. He also hosted an internet-based television show called This Week In Liberty.

In 2001, Browne co-founded the nonpartisan, nonprofit American Liberty Foundation. The organization worked to reduce the size and power of the federal government. Browne served as its Director of Public Policy. In 2004, it was renamed Downsize DC Foundation.

Browne has a grown daughter, Autumn, and in 1985 he married the former Pamela Lanier Wolfe. His main non-professional interests were classical music, opera, good food and wine, sports, television, and fiction. He was born in New York City on June 17, 1933, and grew up in Los Angeles.

Browne passed away on March 1, 2006 at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He was 72. He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which had confined him to a wheelchair for the previous year.

To visit the Advocates' special memorial page for Harry Browne, click HERE.

Quotable

"A revolution is sweeping through America today -- as Americans have grown impatient with big government, high taxes, meddling politicians and bureaucrats, soaring crime rates, and mediocre education. If the revolution brings the right changes, America can be free, peaceful, and prosperous again." -- Harry Browne in Why Government Doesn't Work

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