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SourceHow I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)

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“Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything.”
— Harry Browne
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Browne, H. (n.d.). Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34324-everything-you-want-in-life-has-a-price/

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Browne, Harry. “Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34324-everything-you-want-in-life-has-a-price/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Browne, Harry. “Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34324-everything-you-want-in-life-has-a-price/.

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