Harry Browne (1933–2006) American politician and writer
Part One, chapter 5, page 27
Why Government Doesn't Work (1995)
“Whatever you want, at any moment, someone else is getting it. Whatever you have, someone else is longing for.”
Source: The Most Dangerous Thing
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