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Ron Paul

(1935) Journalist United States

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Ron Paul is a journalist from the United States, best known for A Foreign Policy Of Freedom.

Quick Facts About Ron Paul

Born: August 20, 1935
Nationality: United States
Profession: Journalist
Notable works: A Foreign Policy Of Freedom

About Ron Paul

Ronald Ernest Paul is an American author, activist, medical doctor, and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States, first as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988, and then as a candidate for the Republican Party in 2008 and 2012.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Order of Merit of the Star of Liberland

Quotes by Ron Paul · Page 10

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

Abortion

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Sexually-transmitted diseases is caused by sexual activity and promiscuity it spreads diseases. That's been known, you know, about 400 or 500 years,…

Activity

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We have a government that purposely counterfeits and debases the currencies, and I believe that the alternative would be a competition. That…

Believe

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The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable…

Amendments

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“Peaceful civil disobedience to unjust laws, which I support with every fiber of my being, can sometimes be necessary at any level…

Civil disobedience

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Politicians throughout history have tried to solve every problem conceivable to man, always failing to recognize that many of the problems we…

Answers

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No one talks about the real ethics disaster in Washington. It's that many members of Congress will listen to any argument against…

Argument

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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,…

Anti war

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My understanding is that espionage means giving secret or classified information to the enemy. Since Snowden shared information with the American people,…

America

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There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of…

All things

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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…

Circumstances

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If you like small government you need to work hard at having a strong national defense that is not so militant. Personal…

Defense

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Believe me, the next step is a currency crisis because there will be a rejection of the dollar, the rejection of the…

Believe

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Immigrants can spread diseases for which we may have no immunity. There is also the question of crime and culture. Many immigrants…

American citizens

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We don't think a child of 13 should be held responsible as a man of 23. That's true for most people, but…

Adults

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The Founding Fathers realized that "the power to tax is the power to destroy," which is why they did not give the…

Father

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All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit…

Benefits

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I wish I could say I was shocked at the reports the NSA is secretly spying on the private phone calls of…

Customers

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Americans are tired of the games and the lies of today's media. They want the truth. Imagine this. No censors, no barricades,…

Able

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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…

Building

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I have never been one who is comfortable talking about my faith in the political arena. In fact, the pandering that typically…

Arena

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I like Mitt Romney as a person. I think he's a dignified person. But I have no common ground on economics. He…

Campaigns

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Order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks three days after…

Checks

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American voters should understand that Congress will always find a way to spend every last dollar sent to Washington. Remember, politicians get…

Alcoholics

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[Political] conventions lend themselves to pandering, as few politicians can resist the temptation to tell a national television audience how well they…

Audience

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We have a lot of goodness in this country. And we should promote it, but never through the barrel of a gun.…

Armed forces

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If two parties with two sets of bad ideas cooperate, the result is not good policy, but policy that is extremely bad.…

Bad idea

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The greatest threat facing America today is the disastrous fiscal policies of our own government, marked by shameless deficit spending and Federal…

America

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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…

Blind

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After years spent in Washington, I have become more aware than ever of the government's ineptness and the likelihood of its making…

Conditions

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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…

20th century

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It is true that liberty is not free, nor is it easy. But tyranny - even varying degrees of it - is…

Crash

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I am absolutely opposed to a national ID card. This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about.…

Contradiction

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“Liberty built civilization. It can rebuild civilization. And when the tides turn and the culture again celebrates what it means to be…

Freedom

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Each of us should choose which course of action we must take; education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to…

Action

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We need to take away the government's money power. The banking industry needs its welfare check ended. The dollar's soundness depends on…

Banking

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I see this piece of legislation as essentially being a declaration of virtual war. It is giving the President tremendous powers to…

Decades

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Rights mean you have a right to your life. You have a right to your liberty, and you should have a right…

Freedom

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You have to remember, rights don't come in groups we shouldn't have 'gay rights'; rights come as individuals, and we wouldn't have…

Behavior

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I think a submarine is a very worthwhile weapon. I believe we can defend ourselves with submarines and all our troops back…

Bases

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