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Ron Paul: Power in government is almost always abused. And this is abuse and it isn't Democrats and it isn't Republicans. It's…

On the recordJune 5, 2013
Power in government is almost always abused. And this is abuse and it isn't Democrats and it isn't Republicans. It's both of them.
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Ron Paul

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Ron Paul comments on the abuse of government power and criticizes both major political parties for their roles in it.

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