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Truth is treason in the empire of lies.

Truth is treason in the empire of lies.

Lying, Historical, Empires

"The Revolution: A Manifesto". Book by Ron Paul, April 30, 2008.

I am convinced that there are more threats to American liberty within the 10-mile radius of my office on Capitol Hill than there are on the rest of the globe.

Office, Liberty, Hills

"The Draft: Just Say No" by Ron Paul, original.antiwar.com. February 17, 2009.

No single person, including the President of the United States, should ever be given the power to make a medical decision for potentially millions of Americans. Freedom over one's physical person is the most basic freedom of all, and people in a free society should be sovereign over their own bodies. When we give government the power to make medical decisions for us, we in essence accept that the state owns our bodies.

Freedom, Acceptance, Rights

Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.

Country, Rich Countries, Giving

Ron Paul (2008). “Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property”, p.342, Ludwig von Mises Institute

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.

Father, Government, Political

The true patriot is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self-interest for himself, his family, and the future of his country to resist government abuse of power. He rejects the notion that patriotism means obedience to the state.

Country, Mean, Responsibility

"The Patriotism Smear" by Ron Paul, www.lewrockwell.com. May 24, 2007.

It is a dangerous notion that we need a government to protect us from ourselves.

Government, Needs, Dangerous

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.

Believe, Government, Safety

In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, we are in big trouble.

Trouble, Truth Is, Bigs

"Ron Paul stands up for Assange" by Andy Barr, www.politico.com. December 03, 2010.

If we stuck to the Constitution as written, we would have: no federal meddling in our schools; no Federal Reserve; no U.S. membership in the UN; no gun control; and no foreign aid. We would have no welfare for big corporations, or the "poor"; no American troops in 100 foreign countries; no NAFTA, GAT, or "fast-track"; no arrogant federal judges usurping states rights; no attacks on private property; no income tax. We could get rid of most of the agencies, and most of the budget. The government would be small, frugal, and limited.

Country, School, Gun

The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers clearly understood this.

Father, Real, Democracy

"Democracy Isn’t Freedom" by Ron Paul, www.lewrockwell.com. February 7, 2005.

The most sinister of all taxes is the inflation tax and it is the most regressive. It hits the poor and the middle class. When you destroy a currency by creating money out of thin air to pay the bills, the value of the dollar goes down, and people get hit with a higher cost of living. It's the middle class that's being wiped out. It is most evil of all taxes.

Cost Of Living, Air, Class

Ron Paul at GOP primary debate at the Maytag Auditorium in Johnston, Iowa, www.nytimes.com. December 12, 2007.

The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were justified.

People, Moral, Justified

Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012

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

War, Banking, Coincidence

Chris Rossini, Ron Paul (2014). “Set Money Free: What Every American Needs To Know About The Federal Reserve”, p.116, Lulu.com

Income taxes are responsible for the transformation of the Federal government from one of limited powers into a vast leviathan whose tentacles reach into almost every aspect of American life.

Government, Income, Leviathan

Ron Paul (2008). “Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property”, p.84, Ludwig von Mises Institute

Don't steal - the government hates competition!

Hate, Government, Competition

Our Constitution, which was intended to limit government power and abuse, has failed.

Government, Abuse, Limits

Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012

We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things.

Weather, Freedom Of Speech, Firsts

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.

Government, Average, Years

"Deficits Make You Poorer". www.lewrockwell.com. March 15, 2005.

Why is patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles of liberty and support for the people? Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.

Loyalty, Running, Real

Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012

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.

Money, Peace, War

Ron Paul (1987). “Freedom Under Siege”, p.60, Ludwig von Mises Institute

Freedom is living without government coercion. So when a politician talks about freedom for this group or that, ask yourself whether he is advocating more government action or less.

Government, Groups, Coercion

You don't have a right to a house, you don't have a right to a job, you don't have a right to medical care.

Jobs, House, Care

Libertarians are incapable of being a racist, because racism is a collectivist idea.

Ideas, Racism, Racist

"Ron Paul '90s newsletters rant against blacks, gays". edition.cnn.com. January 11, 2008.

The catch-all phrase "the war on terrorism", in all honesty, has no more meaning than if one wants to wage a war against "criminal gangsterism". Terrorism is a tactic. You can't have a war against a tactic. It's deliberately vague and non-definable in order to justify and permit perpetual war anywhere and under any circumstance.

Honesty, War, Order

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