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. Ron Paul More Quotes by Ron Paul More Quotes From Ron Paul Just think of what Woodrow Wilson stood for: he stood for world government. He wanted an early United Nations, League of Nations. But it was the conservatives, Republicans, that stood up against him. Ron Paul world-government league thinking As recent as the year 2000 we won elections by saying we shouldn't be the policemen of the world, and that we should not be nation building. And its time we got those values back into this country. Ron Paul country world years When things go badly, individuals look for scapegoats. I just do not believe that barbed-wire fences or guns on our border will solve any of our problems. Ron Paul wire gun believe A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. 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Ron Paul airports shopping government But let it not be said that we did nothing. Let not those who love the power of the welfare/warfare state label the dissenters of authoritarianism as unpatriotic or uncaring. Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security. Understanding the magnificent rewards of a free society makes us unbashful in its promotion, fully realizing that maximum wealth is created and the greatest chance for peace comes from a society respectful of individual liberty. Ron Paul safety understanding desire May future generations look back on our work Ron Paul generations men country We should respect each other as rational beings by trying to achieve our goals through reason and persuasion rather than threats and coercion. Ron Paul goal coercion trying Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long. Ron Paul government long america The president and other government officials denounce school violence, yet still advocate for endless undeclared wars abroad and easy abortion at home. U.S. drone strikes kill thousands, but nobody in America holds vigils or devotes much news coverage to those victims, many of which are children, albeit, of a different color. Ron Paul home war children The ultimate goal of the anti-religious elites is to transform America into a completely secular nation, a nation that is legally and culturally biased against Christianity. Ron Paul goal religious america When one person can initiate war, by its definition, a republic no longer exists. Ron Paul republic definitions war I would like to restore your right to drink raw milk anytime you like. Ron Paul milk drink Believe me, the next step is a currency crisis because there will be a rejection of the dollar, the rejection of the dollar is a big, big event, and then your personal liberties are going to be severely threatened. Ron Paul rejection liberty believe Well, I don't think we should go to the moon. I think we maybe should send some politicians up there. Ron Paul politician moon thinking After years spent in Washington, I have become more aware than ever of the government's ineptness and the likelihood of its making mistakes. I no longer trust the U.S. government to invoke and carry out a death sentence under any conditions. 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