Political Quotes

Ron Paul

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American politician (born 1935)

Quotes by year · 1999–2026270 total · peak 2011 (80)
1999: 48 quotes2000: 4 quotes2004: 2 quotes2006: 1 quote2007: 26 quotes2008: 6 quotes2009: 5 quotes2010: 50 quotes2011: 80 quotes2012: 36 quotes2013: 9 quotes2026: 3 quotes
Feb 6, 2012

We need an advancement of the cause of liberty and the understanding of liberty. This is the only solution if our goal be peace and prosperity, it's the only way you can achieve peace and prosperity.

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Feb 6, 2012

The solution was once well known in America, and that's when we understood and respected personal liberty.

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Feb 6, 2012

The redistribution gets handed off to the rich and they're the ones who benefit.

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Feb 6, 2012

Our government is too big. The bigger a government gets, the smaller our liberties become.

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Feb 6, 2012

But under war time conditions, people generally get more careless about their civil liberties.

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Feb 6, 2012

We have extended ourselves too far around the world. We have gotten in wars that are unconstitutional.

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Feb 6, 2012

I think it's important to know that there's only one candidate and only one campaign that offers real cuts and in the first year of the new presidency, there will be $1 trillion cut from the budget.

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Feb 6, 2012

The biggest problem we've had is convincing people who are in office that they're spending too much in Washington.

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Feb 6, 2012

And we do have to remember, you know, the straw vote is one thing, but there's one other thing called delegates, yes!

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Feb 6, 2012

Thank you for all your hard work, and believe it or not, we did very well tonight and had a very, very strong second place, and it's going to continue.

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Feb 6, 2012

One thing that I'm convinced of, those who joined the campaign for liberty and promote this cause really believe in something.

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Jan 30, 2012

I think we can get out of our mess by having people really read the Constitution and obey it.

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