Dr. Ron Paul Quote

“I have joined your revolution and I’m proud to be part of what you want to do.” —Ron Paul Strafford County NH Speech, Aug 18th Our country’s founders cherished liberty, not democracy. A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank. “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.” ~Ron Paul, Security and Liberty 04/25/2007 “All initiation of force is a violation of someone else’s rights, whether initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit of an individual or group of individuals, even if it’s supposed to be for the benefit of another individual or group of individuals.” ~Ron Paul Astonishingly, American taxpayers now will be forced to finance a multi-billion dollar jobs program in Iraq. Suddenly the war is about jobs. We export our manufacturing jobs to Asia, and now we plan to export our welfare jobs to Iraq, all at the expense of the poor and the middle class here at home. “Capitalism should not be condemned, since we haven’t had capitalism.” ~Ron Paul Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime soon. “How did we win the election in the year 2000? We talked about a humble foreign policy: No nation-building; don’t police the world. That’s conservative, it’s Republican, it’s pro-American - it follows the founding fathers. And, besides, it follows the Constitution.” ~Ron Paul I am absolutely opposed to a national ID card. This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about. The purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals, not the secrecy of government. We don’t need a national ID card. “I believe that when we overdo our military aggressiveness, it actually weakens our national defense. I mean, we stood up to the Soviets. They had 40,000 nuclear weapons. Now we’re fretting day in and day and night about third-world countries that have no army, navy or air force.” ~Ron Paul I have never met anyone who did not support our troops. Sometimes, however, we hear accusations that someone or some group does not support the men and women serving in our Armed Forces. But this is pure demagoguery, and it is intellectually dishonest. “Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.” ~Ron Paul Our country’s founders cherished liberty, not democracy. “Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms.” ~Ron Paul 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. “The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.” ~Ron Paul The 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. “Throughout the 20th century, the Republican Party benefited from a non-interventionist foreign policy. Think of how Eisenhower came in to stop the Korean War. Think of how Nixon was elected to stop the mess in Vietnam.” ~Ron Paul War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures. “When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.” ~Ron Paul You wanna get rid of drug crime in this country? Fine, let’s just get rid of all the drug laws. “Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generations, and politicians who create deficits should be exposed as tax hikers.” ~Ron Paul * The federal government has no right to treat all Americans as criminals by spying on their relationship with their doctors, employers, or bankers. o Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, May 18, 2000 * In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats. o Statement on the Congressional Education Plan, May 23, 2001

by:	Dr. Ron Paul (1935-) American physician, US Congressman (R-TX), US Presidential candidate
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