What is not conservative about saying, Dont go to war unless we go to war properly with a full declaration of war and no other way? – Ron Paul
Theres nothing wrong with being a Conservative and coming up with a Conservative believe in foreign policy where we have a strong national defense and we dont go to war so carelessly. – Ron Paul
As recent as the year 2000 we won elections by saying we shouldnt 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
I am absolutely opposed to a national ID card. This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about. The purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals, not the secrecy of government. We dont need a national ID card. – Ron Paul
I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early 60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care. – Ron Paul
1913 wasnt a very good year. 1913 gave us the income tax, the 16th amendment and the IRS. – Ron Paul
There is only one kind of freedom and thats individual liberty. Our lives come from our creator and our liberty comes from our creator. It has nothing to do with government granting it. – Ron Paul
You dont have freedom because you are a hyphenated American you have freedom because you are an individual, and that should be protected. – Ron Paul
Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime soon. – Ron Paul
Another term for preventive war is aggressive war – starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition. – Ron Paul
War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures. – Ron Paul
Think of what happened after 9/11, the minute before there was any assessment, there was glee in the administration because now we can invade Iraq, and so the war drums beat. – Ron Paul
Throughout the 20th century, the Republican Party benefited from a non-interventionist foreign policy. Think of how Eisenhower came in to stop the Korean War. Think of how Nixon was elected to stop the mess in Vietnam. – Ron Paul
In time it will become clear to everyone that support for the policies of pre-emptive war and interventionist nation-building will have much greater significance than the removal of Saddam Hussein itself. – Ron Paul
The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence. – Ron Paul
A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank. – Ron Paul
I have never met anyone who did not support our troops. Sometimes, however, we hear accusations that someone or some group does not support the men and women serving in our Armed Forces. But this is pure demagoguery, and it is intellectually dishonest. – Ron Paul
Having federal officials, whether judges, bureaucrats, or congressmen, impose a new definition of marriage on the people is an act of social engineering profoundly hostile to liberty. – Ron Paul
I think a submarine is a very worthwhile weapon. I believe we can defend ourselves with submarines and all our troops back at home. This whole idea that we have to be in 130 countries and 900 bases… is an old-fashioned idea. – Ron Paul
When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans. – Ron Paul
