On the recordMarch 20, 2011
We just flat out don't have the authority to go around pretending that we can take care of everybody and police the world.
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Ron Paul
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transcripts.cnn.comWe just flat out don't have the authority to go around pretending that we can take care of everybody and police the world.
Ron Paul emphasizes the lack of authority for the U.S. to intervene globally.
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One thing that I'm convinced of, those who joined the campaign for liberty and promote this cause really believe in something.
The greatest danger when we accept the notion that the government is supposed to take care of us from cradle to grave and we're supposed to be the policemen of the world is that ultimately it's down at the expense of personal liberty.
The redistribution gets handed off to the rich and they're the ones who benefit.
I think if they had one 10th the concern I had in Washington, they would be cutting spending this year, not pretending they are going to cut over the next 10 years.