On the recordJune 5, 2013
I don't believe it. I have heard so many of those stories.
Said by
Ron Paul
Source
transcripts.cnn.comRon Paul: “I don't believe it. I have heard so many of those stories.”
Editor's note · Context
Ron Paul expresses skepticism about claims that government surveillance has prevented terrorist attacks.
Share
More from Ron Paul
Oct 9, 2026
With midterms right around the corner, the hard truths are setting in and impossible to deny with honesty.
Jun 5, 2013
No, this is not justification to turn over your liberties, turn over everything that is precious, and say the government can have total control of me because they might stop something sometime.
Jun 5, 2013
I'm not surprised. I think there has been a few of us who have been warning about this, voted against the Patriot Act, voted against this FISA court so it doesn't surprise me a bit.
Jun 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.