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College Libertarians of Towson Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 3, 2006
R.I.P., MR. HARRY BROWNEBALTIMORE, Maryland – The College Libertarians of Towson (CLT) will, on Wednesday, March 8th, be holding an event on campus at Towson University in memory of the late Harry Browne. The College Libertarians will be meeting at 6:30 PM in room 316 of the University Union to discuss the life of Harry Browne and his contributions to the libertarian movement. On March 1st, 2006, former Presidential candidate Harry Browne passed away at the age of 72 of Lou Gherig’s Disease. He was a best-selling author who penned thirteen books, including How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World, Why Government Doesn’t Work, Fail-Safe Investing, and The Great Libertarian Offer. What was to be his fourteenth book, a study of the failure of war entitled The War Racket, was not completed before his death. In 1996 and 2000, he was the Libertarian Party’s candidate for President of the United States, with popular vote totals of 485,798 and 384,431 respectively. After running for President, he helped co-found DownsizeDC.org, Inc. and the Downsize DC Foundation, where he served as the director of public policy. Browne was a strong advocate of that organization’s “Read the Bills Act,” which would require Congress to read every word of every bill before voting on it. He also served as president of the Free Market News Network, Corp., and as a consultant to the Permanent Portfolio family of mutual funds. Harry Browne is survived by his wife and daughter. “He was an inspiration to me and countless others,” said Alex Peak, President of the College Libertarians of Towson. “Through Harry’s writings, I began to understand what Libertarianism is,” Sam New, acting Director of Communications for the Libertarian Party, said. “I trace the beginning of my involvement with the Party to him. His contributions to the Party will forever be evident. Harry will truly be missed by many supporters, followers, and friends around the world.” According to Lew Rockwell, president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, “He was a man of great principle who courageously and consistently stood up for liberty even when his position clashed with mainstream political culture and public opinion. He was a great writer who worked hard to turn a phrase in a way that would serve to educate people about free markets and the free society. He was a supremely thoughtful man, who read voraciously to educate himself, was not adverse to admitting error, and constantly struggled to say what was true as he understood it.” The College Libertarians of Towson meet on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM in room 316 of the University Union. # # # |