Ron Paul quotes
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“One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.”
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“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.”
-- Ron PaulSource : "The Revolution: A Manifesto". Book by Ron Paul, April 30, 2008.
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“Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.”
-- Ron PaulSource : Ron Paul (2008). “Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property”, p.342, Ludwig von Mises Institute
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“No single person, including the President of the United States, should ever be given the power to make a medical decision for potentially millions of Americans. Freedom over one's physical person is the most basic freedom of all, and people in a free society should be sovereign over their own bodies. When we give government the power to make medical decisions for us, we in essence accept that the state owns our bodies.”
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“It is a dangerous notion that we need a government to protect us from ourselves.”
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“In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, we are in big trouble.”
-- Ron PaulSource : "Ron Paul stands up for Assange" by Andy Barr, www.politico.com. December 03, 2010.
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“Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference. Government cannot create a world without risks, nor would we really wish to live in such a fictional place. Only a totalitarian society would even claim absolute safety as a worthy ideal, because it would require total state control over its citizens’ lives. Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons.”
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“The true patriot is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self-interest for himself, his family, and the future of his country to resist government abuse of power. He rejects the notion that patriotism means obedience to the state.”
-- Ron PaulSource : "The Patriotism Smear" by Ron Paul, www.lewrockwell.com. May 24, 2007.
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“If we stuck to the Constitution as written, we would have: no federal meddling in our schools; no Federal Reserve; no U.S. membership in the UN; no gun control; and no foreign aid. We would have no welfare for big corporations, or the "poor"; no American troops in 100 foreign countries; no NAFTA, GAT, or "fast-track"; no arrogant federal judges usurping states rights; no attacks on private property; no income tax. We could get rid of most of the agencies, and most of the budget. The government would be small, frugal, and limited.”
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“The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were justified.”
-- Ron PaulSource : Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012
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“The most sinister of all taxes is the inflation tax and it is the most regressive. It hits the poor and the middle class. When you destroy a currency by creating money out of thin air to pay the bills, the value of the dollar goes down, and people get hit with a higher cost of living. It's the middle class that's being wiped out. It is most evil of all taxes.”
-- Ron PaulSource : Ron Paul at GOP primary debate at the Maytag Auditorium in Johnston, Iowa, www.nytimes.com. December 12, 2007.
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“The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers clearly understood this.”
-- Ron PaulSource : "Democracy Isn’t Freedom" by Ron Paul, www.lewrockwell.com. February 7, 2005.
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“An idea whose time has come cannot be stopped by any army or any force.”
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“Banning guns because of their misuse is like banning the First Amendment because one might libel or slander.”
-- Ron PaulSource : Twitter post from Jan 25, 2013
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“Don't steal - the government hates competition!”
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“The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people.”
-- Ron PaulSource : Ron Paul (1987). “Freedom Under Siege”, p.60, Ludwig von Mises Institute
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“Why is patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles of liberty and support for the people? Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.”
-- Ron PaulSource : Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012
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“We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things.”
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“Governments have nothing. They can't create anything, they never have. All they can do is steal from one group and give it to another at the destruction of the principles of freedom, and we ought to challenge that concept.”
-- Ron PaulSource : Television interview, 1987.
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“Terror is a tactic. We can not wage "war" against a tactic.”
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“The original American patriots were those individuals brave enough to resist with force the oppressive power of King George... Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security.”
-- Ron PaulSource : "The Patriotism Smear". Ron Paul's speech before the U.S. House of Representatives, www.lewrockwell.com. May 22, 2007.
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“As long as we live beyond our means, we are destined to live beneath our means.”
-- Ron PaulSource : The Republican Debate, www.nytimes.com. October 9, 2007.
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“If you sacrifice liberty for security, you will lose both.”
-- Ron Paul
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