---
title: "6 Founders Quotes By Ron Paul"
description: "6 Founders quotes by Ron Paul. Plus more from Ron Paul and more Founders sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/ron-paul-686_authority_under-the-united-states-constitution-the_340637.jpg"
---

> [Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states "accountable" for their education performance...In the free society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/under-the-united-states-constitution-the-federal-government-has-no/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/ron-paul-686_authority_under-the-united-states-constitution-the_340637.jpg)

> [The Founding Fathers realized that "the power to tax is the power to destroy," which is why they did not give the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-founding-fathers-realized-that-the-power-to-tax-is-the-power-to/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/ron-paul-686_father_the-founding-fathers-realized-that-the-p_602396.png)

> [The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-founders-warned-that-a-free-society-depends-on-a-virtuous-and/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/ron-paul-686_concern_the-founders-warned-that-a-free-society_1045905.png)

> [The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-notion-of-a-rigid-separation-between-church-and-state-has-no/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/ron-paul-686_bases_the-notion-of-a-rigid-separation-between_1540977.jpg)

> [Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/our-country-s-founders-cherished-liberty-not-democracy/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/ron-paul-686_country_our-country-s-founders-cherished-liberty_2748671.png)

> [In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/in-the-free-society-envisioned-by-the-founders-schools-are-held/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/ron-paul-686_bureaucrats_in-the-free-society-envisioned-by-the-fo_2896957.png)

## Other authors on Founders

- [Sam Altman 31 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/sam-altman/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-antonio-perez-14302.jpg) Paul Kengor 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/paul-kengor/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/thomas-jefferson/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-adams-50864.jpg) John Adams 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/john-adams/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-washington-38054.jpg) George Washington 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/george-washington/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/barack-obama/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexis-ohanian-11197.jpg) Alexis Ohanian 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/alexis-ohanian/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/rush-limbaugh/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ronald-reagan/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-reid-hoffman-78006.jpg) Reid Hoffman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/reid-hoffman/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-louise-hay-61509.jpg) Louise Hay 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/louise-hay/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-madison-46533.jpg) James Madison 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/james-madison/)

## More by Ron Paul

> [Washington bureaucrats have classified the very air we exhale as a pollutant and have gone unchallenged in this incredible assertion. The logical consequence is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/washington-bureaucrats-have-classified-the-very-air-we-exhale-as-a/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [I'm an imperfect messenger, but the message is perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/i-m-an-imperfect-messenger-but-the-message-is-perfect/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [History has shown that the masses have been quite receptive to the promises of authoritarians which are rarely if ever fulfilled,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/history-has-shown-that-the-masses-have-been-quite-receptive-to-the/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [The reality is that our military presence on foreign soil is as offensive to the people that live there as armed Chinese troops would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-reality-is-that-our-military-presence-on-foreign-soil-is-as/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [Right now, nobody legalized paper money. Where did that come from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/right-now-nobody-legalized-paper-money-where-did-that-come-from/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/real-patriotism-is-a-willingness-to-challenge-the-government-when-it/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [Expect the rapidly expanding homeschooling movement to play a significant role in the revolutionary reforms needed to build a free society with Constitutional protections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/expect-the-rapidly-expanding-homeschooling-movement-to-play-a/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [“Intellectually and compassionately explaining the reason freedom works is required for credibility.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/intellectually-and-compassionately-explaining-the-reason-freedom/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/governments-have-nothing-they-can-t-create-anything-they-never-have/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [Why is it is claimed that if people won't or can't take care of their own needs, that people in government can do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/why-is-it-is-claimed-that-if-people-won-t-or-can-t-take-care-of-their/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [It is dissent from government policies which defines the true Patriot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/it-is-dissent-from-government-policies-which-defines-the-true-patriot/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-moral-and-constitutional-obligations-of-our-representatives-in/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [I will veto any spending bill that contains funding for Planned Parenthood, facilities that perform abortion and all government family planning schemes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/i-will-veto-any-spending-bill-that-contains-funding-for-planned/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [Prices are going up. Unemployment is continue to go up. And we have not had the necessary correction for the financial bubble created by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/prices-are-going-up-unemployment-is-continue-to-go-up-and-we-have-not/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

> [Scientifically, there's no debate over whether the fetus is alive and human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/scientifically-there-s-no-debate-over-whether-the-fetus-is-alive-and/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ron-paul/#itemlist",
            "name": "6 Founders Quotes By Ron Paul",
            "numberOfItems": 6,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states \"accountable\" for their education performance...In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ron Paul"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/under-the-united-states-constitution-the-federal-government-has-no/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/ron-paul-686_authority_under-the-united-states-constitution-the_340637.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/ron-paul-686_authority_under-the-united-states-constitution-the_340637.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/ron-paul-686_authority_under-the-united-states-constitution-the_340637.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states \"accountable\"…” — Ron Paul",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The Founding Fathers realized that \"the power to tax is the power to destroy,\" which is why they did not give the Federal government the power to impose an income tax. Needless to say, the Founders would be horrified to know that Americans today give more than a third of their income to the Federal government.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ron Paul"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-founding-fathers-realized-that-the-power-to-tax-is-the-power-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/ron-paul-686_father_the-founding-fathers-realized-that-the-p_602396.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/ron-paul-686_father_the-founding-fathers-realized-that-the-p_602396.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/ron-paul-686_father_the-founding-fathers-realized-that-the-p_602396.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The Founding Fathers realized that \"the power to tax is the power to destroy,\" which is why they did not…” — Ron Paul",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were justified.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ron Paul"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-founders-warned-that-a-free-society-depends-on-a-virtuous-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/ron-paul-686_concern_the-founders-warned-that-a-free-society_1045905.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/ron-paul-686_concern_the-founders-warned-that-a-free-society_1045905.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/ron-paul-686_concern_the-founders-warned-that-a-free-society_1045905.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects…” — Ron Paul",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Founders’ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ron Paul"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-notion-of-a-rigid-separation-between-church-and-state-has-no/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/ron-paul-686_bases_the-notion-of-a-rigid-separation-between_1540977.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/ron-paul-686_bases_the-notion-of-a-rigid-separation-between_1540977.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/ron-paul-686_bases_the-notion-of-a-rigid-separation-between_1540977.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the…” — Ron Paul",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ron Paul"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/our-country-s-founders-cherished-liberty-not-democracy/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/ron-paul-686_country_our-country-s-founders-cherished-liberty_2748671.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/ron-paul-686_country_our-country-s-founders-cherished-liberty_2748671.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/ron-paul-686_country_our-country-s-founders-cherished-liberty_2748671.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.” — Ron Paul",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ron Paul"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/in-the-free-society-envisioned-by-the-founders-schools-are-held/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/ron-paul-686_bureaucrats_in-the-free-society-envisioned-by-the-fo_2896957.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/ron-paul-686_bureaucrats_in-the-free-society-envisioned-by-the-fo_2896957.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/ron-paul-686_bureaucrats_in-the-free-society-envisioned-by-the-fo_2896957.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal…” — Ron Paul",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ron-paul/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ron-paul/",
            "name": "Founders Quotes by Ron Paul",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ron-paul/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/ron-paul-686_authority_under-the-united-states-constitution-the_340637.jpg"
            },
            "description": "6 Founders quotes by Ron Paul. Plus more from Ron Paul and more Founders sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ron-paul/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ron-paul/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Founders",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Ron Paul",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ron-paul/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```