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05-23-2007, 01:13 PM
Taxes
"Whether a tax cut reduces a single mother's payroll taxes by $40 a month or allows a business owner to save thousands in capital gains taxes and hire more employees, that tax cut is a good thing. Lower taxes allow more spending, saving, and investing which helps the economy – that means all of us."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
The Federal Budget and Spending
"When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans."
Ron Paul, LewRockwell.com, March 15, 2005
The War in Iraq
"The President has no war power, only the Congress has that. When one person can initiate war, by its definition, a republic no longer exists."
Ron Paul, Speech to Congress, March 9, 1999
The War on Terror
"America was founded by men who understood that the threat of domestic tyranny is as great as any threat from abroad. If we want to be worthy of their legacy, we must resist the rush toward ever-increasing state control of our society. Otherwise, our own government will become a greater threat to our freedoms than any foreign terrorist."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, May 31, 2004
American Independence and Sovereignty
"So called free trade deals and world governmental organizations like the International Criminal Court (ICC), NAFTA, GATT, WTO, and CAFTA are a threat to our independence as a nation. They transfer power from our government to unelected foreign elites."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
Border Security and Immigration Reform
"The talk must stop. We must secure our borders now. A nation without secure borders is no nation at all. It makes no sense to fight terrorists abroad when our own front door is left unlocked."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
Privacy
"The biggest threat to your privacy is the government. We must drastically limit the ability of government to collect and store data regarding citizens' personal matters."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
Freedom and Personal Liberty
"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, Texas Straight Talk, April 23, 2007
Property Rights and Eminent Domain
"Our country's founders would roll over in their graves if they saw the takings clause in the Fifth Amendment used to justify booting people out of their homes for the profit of private developers and tax-hungry local governments."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
The Economy and Monetary Policy
"Few Americans give much thought to the Federal Reserve System or monetary policy in general. But even as they strive to earn a living, and hopefully save or invest for the future, Congress and the Federal Reserve Bank are working insidiously against them. Day by day, every dollar you have is being devalued."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, April 9, 2007
U.S. Foreign Policy
"I believe our founding fathers had it right when they argued for peace and commerce between nations, and against entangling political and military alliances. In other words, noninterventionism. Noninterventionism is not isolationism. Nonintervention simply means America does not interfere militarily, financially, or covertly in the internal affairs of other nations. It does not mean we that we isolate ourselves; on the contrary, our founders advocated open trade, travel, communication, and diplomacy with other nations."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, December 18, 2006
Social Security
"The Social Security crisis is a spending crisis. The program could be saved tomorrow if Congress simply would stop spending so much money..."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, November 8, 2004
Free Trade
"Free trade, not isolationism or subsidization, is the most moral of instruments between men."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, June 7, 1999
Education
"I believe that parents and teachers know what is best for their schools at the local level. The key to reforming public education in America is returning local control back to our public schools."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, May 28, 2001
The National ID Card
"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."
Ron Paul, Republican debate, May 3, 2007
Defending the Constitution
"The Founding Fathers were concerned with liberty, not democracy. In fact, the word democracy does not appear in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, December 11, 2000
The Role of Government
"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 Paul, 1987
Gun Control and the 2nd Amendment
"The Second amendment is not about hunting deer or keeping a pistol in your nightstand. It is not about protecting oneself against common criminals. It is about preventing tyranny."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, April 21, 2003
The Draft
"Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions ever conceived by man! Forced servitude, with the risk of death and serious injury as a price to live free, makes no sense."
Ron Paul, Speech to Congress, November 21, 2003
China
"Each year the people of the United States write a check to subsidize China, one of the most brutal, anti-American regimes in the world. It has been in vogue of late for everyone in Washington, it seems, to eagerly denounce the egregious abuses of the Chinese people at the hands of the communist dictators. Yet no one in our federal government has been willing to take China on in any meaningful way."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, November 10, 1997
Campaign Finance Reform
"The larger the federal government becomes, the more it controls who wins and who loses in our society."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, January 9, 2006
Abortion
"The notion that an all-powerful, centralized state should provide monolithic solutions to the ethical dilemmas of our times is not only misguided, but also contrary to our Constitution."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, March 28, 2005
Health Care
"The problems with our health care system are not the result of too little government intervention, but rather too much."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, September 25, 2006
The War on Drugs
"The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is being destroyed by federal bureaucrats, who have turned the drug war into a war on pain relief. Americans suffering from chronic pain and their doctors are the real victims of this unprincipled and medically unsound federal campaign."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, April 19, 2004
The September 11 Attacks
"We are placing tremendous trust in our president to pursue our enemies as our commander-in-chief but Congress must remain vigilant as to not allow our civil liberties here at home to be eroded. The temptation will be great to sacrifice our freedoms for what may seem to be more security. We must resist this temptation."
Ron Paul, Statement to Congress, September 17, 2001
"Whether a tax cut reduces a single mother's payroll taxes by $40 a month or allows a business owner to save thousands in capital gains taxes and hire more employees, that tax cut is a good thing. Lower taxes allow more spending, saving, and investing which helps the economy – that means all of us."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
The Federal Budget and Spending
"When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans."
Ron Paul, LewRockwell.com, March 15, 2005
The War in Iraq
"The President has no war power, only the Congress has that. When one person can initiate war, by its definition, a republic no longer exists."
Ron Paul, Speech to Congress, March 9, 1999
The War on Terror
"America was founded by men who understood that the threat of domestic tyranny is as great as any threat from abroad. If we want to be worthy of their legacy, we must resist the rush toward ever-increasing state control of our society. Otherwise, our own government will become a greater threat to our freedoms than any foreign terrorist."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, May 31, 2004
American Independence and Sovereignty
"So called free trade deals and world governmental organizations like the International Criminal Court (ICC), NAFTA, GATT, WTO, and CAFTA are a threat to our independence as a nation. They transfer power from our government to unelected foreign elites."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
Border Security and Immigration Reform
"The talk must stop. We must secure our borders now. A nation without secure borders is no nation at all. It makes no sense to fight terrorists abroad when our own front door is left unlocked."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
Privacy
"The biggest threat to your privacy is the government. We must drastically limit the ability of government to collect and store data regarding citizens' personal matters."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
Freedom and Personal Liberty
"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, Texas Straight Talk, April 23, 2007
Property Rights and Eminent Domain
"Our country's founders would roll over in their graves if they saw the takings clause in the Fifth Amendment used to justify booting people out of their homes for the profit of private developers and tax-hungry local governments."
Ron Paul, RonPaul2008.com, May 2007
The Economy and Monetary Policy
"Few Americans give much thought to the Federal Reserve System or monetary policy in general. But even as they strive to earn a living, and hopefully save or invest for the future, Congress and the Federal Reserve Bank are working insidiously against them. Day by day, every dollar you have is being devalued."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, April 9, 2007
U.S. Foreign Policy
"I believe our founding fathers had it right when they argued for peace and commerce between nations, and against entangling political and military alliances. In other words, noninterventionism. Noninterventionism is not isolationism. Nonintervention simply means America does not interfere militarily, financially, or covertly in the internal affairs of other nations. It does not mean we that we isolate ourselves; on the contrary, our founders advocated open trade, travel, communication, and diplomacy with other nations."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, December 18, 2006
Social Security
"The Social Security crisis is a spending crisis. The program could be saved tomorrow if Congress simply would stop spending so much money..."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, November 8, 2004
Free Trade
"Free trade, not isolationism or subsidization, is the most moral of instruments between men."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, June 7, 1999
Education
"I believe that parents and teachers know what is best for their schools at the local level. The key to reforming public education in America is returning local control back to our public schools."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, May 28, 2001
The National ID Card
"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."
Ron Paul, Republican debate, May 3, 2007
Defending the Constitution
"The Founding Fathers were concerned with liberty, not democracy. In fact, the word democracy does not appear in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, December 11, 2000
The Role of Government
"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 Paul, 1987
Gun Control and the 2nd Amendment
"The Second amendment is not about hunting deer or keeping a pistol in your nightstand. It is not about protecting oneself against common criminals. It is about preventing tyranny."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, April 21, 2003
The Draft
"Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions ever conceived by man! Forced servitude, with the risk of death and serious injury as a price to live free, makes no sense."
Ron Paul, Speech to Congress, November 21, 2003
China
"Each year the people of the United States write a check to subsidize China, one of the most brutal, anti-American regimes in the world. It has been in vogue of late for everyone in Washington, it seems, to eagerly denounce the egregious abuses of the Chinese people at the hands of the communist dictators. Yet no one in our federal government has been willing to take China on in any meaningful way."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, November 10, 1997
Campaign Finance Reform
"The larger the federal government becomes, the more it controls who wins and who loses in our society."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, January 9, 2006
Abortion
"The notion that an all-powerful, centralized state should provide monolithic solutions to the ethical dilemmas of our times is not only misguided, but also contrary to our Constitution."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, March 28, 2005
Health Care
"The problems with our health care system are not the result of too little government intervention, but rather too much."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, September 25, 2006
The War on Drugs
"The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is being destroyed by federal bureaucrats, who have turned the drug war into a war on pain relief. Americans suffering from chronic pain and their doctors are the real victims of this unprincipled and medically unsound federal campaign."
Ron Paul, Texas Straight Talk, April 19, 2004
The September 11 Attacks
"We are placing tremendous trust in our president to pursue our enemies as our commander-in-chief but Congress must remain vigilant as to not allow our civil liberties here at home to be eroded. The temptation will be great to sacrifice our freedoms for what may seem to be more security. We must resist this temptation."
Ron Paul, Statement to Congress, September 17, 2001