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War Quotes by Ron Paul

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Ron Paul argues that war should only start with a clear, official declaration, not as a habit of endless fighting. He warns that war often benefits a few profiteers while the rest suffer. He also calls for less reliance on government, urging people to protect liberty without constant conflict.

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If Iran invaded Israel, it's up to Congress to declare war.

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War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

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It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking.

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Do they think if we destroy our freedoms for the terrorists they will no longer have a reason to attack us?

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Republican control of the Senate = expanded neocon wars in Syria and Iraq. Boots on the ground are coming!

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If you sacrifice liberty for security, you will lose both.

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Every country ended slavery without civil war; US could have.

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We can achieve much more in peace than we can ever achieve in these needless, unconstitutional, undeclared wars.

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Think of what happened after 9/11, the minute before there was any assessment, there was glee in the administration because now we…

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All branches of our government today are controlled by individuals who use their power to undermine liberty and enhance the welfare/warfare state-and…

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When you have war, whether it's a war against drugs, war against terrorism, war overseas, the mentality of the people change and…

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In the American political lexicon, 'change' always means more of the same: more government, more looting of Americans, more inflation, more police-state…

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What is not conservative about saying, 'Don't go to war unless we go to war properly with a full declaration of war…

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What if the American people woke up and understood that the official reasons for going to war are almost always based on…

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There's nothing wrong with being a Conservative and coming up with a Conservative believe in foreign policy where we have a strong…

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While President Obama was starting and expanding unconstitutiona l wars overseas, Bradley Manning, whose actions have caused exactly zero deaths, was shining…

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Astonishingly, American taxpayers now will be forced to finance a multi-billion dollar jobs program in Iraq. Suddenly the war is about jobs.…

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The federal government overrules state laws where state laws permit medicinal marijuana for people dying of cancer. The federal government goes in…

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Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war,…

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Times of tragedy and war naturally bring out strong emotions... Sometimes people are only too anxious to sacrifice their constitutional liberties during…

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Let us give up our longing for welfare, our love of war, and our desire to see the government control and shape…

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The federal war on drugs is a total failure... The federal government's going in there and overriding state laws... Why don't we…

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It would be virtually impossible to finance wars without taxing the people, and the welfare system would be limited because there wouldn't…

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The last line of defense in support of freedom and the Constitution consists of the people themselves. If the people want to…

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Under the constitution, there was never meant to be a federal police force. Even an FBI limited only to investigations was not…

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There's been a coup, have you heard? It's the CIA coup. The CIA runs everything, they run the military. They're the ones…

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During World War II, Joseph Stalin was once asked by an American writer, according to Professor Dean Russell, how he could justify…

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But let it not be said that we did nothing. Let not those who love the power of the welfare/warfare state label…

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They've been taught by too many that this war was necessary when it isn't.

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When one person can initiate war, by its definition, a republic no longer exists.

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Terror is a tactic. We can not wage "war" against a tactic.

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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,…

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Sanctions are not diplomacy. They are a precursor to war and an embarrassment to a country that pays lip service to free…

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In time it will become clear to everyone that support for the policies of pre-emptive war and interventionist nation-building will have much…

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I'm not against the FBI investigation in doing a proper role, but I'm against the FBI spying on people like Martin Luther…

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Throughout the 20th century, the Republican Party benefited from a non-interventionist foreign policy. Think of how Eisenhower came in to stop the…

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Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not…

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The president and other government officials denounce school violence, yet still advocate for endless undeclared wars abroad and easy abortion at home.…

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The catch-all phrase "the war on terrorism", in all honesty, has no more meaning than if one wants to wage a war…

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Intervention in Syria is not an option. President Obama has already helped foment this civil war and supported the al-Qaeda jihadists. This…

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I will veto any spending bill that contains funding for Planned Parenthood, facilities that perform abortion and all government family planning schemes.

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