Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paulis an American author, physician, and former politician. He served as the U.S. Representative for Texas' 14th and 22nd congressional districts. He represented the 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1985, and then represented the 14th congressional district, which included Galveston, from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States: as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 and as a candidate in the Republican primaries of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 August 1935
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
If you drink too much, you go out and you harm to somebody, you have to suffer the consequences. Same way with health matters. You don't have the right to demand that someone else take care of you because of your habits.
The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were justified.
Speak up, speak often and don’t worry about those that at this point cannot understand as they can never un-hear what we tell them.
Outsourcing is a reflection of a bad economic environment domestically. If you fix that, you fix outsourcing. Our primary export is paper money, and that should change if you change the monetary policy.
Why does the U.S. care which flag will be hoisted on a small piece of land thousands of miles away?
The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people.
We need a smaller and elite military, as [Donald]Rumsfeld said - and also a smaller and elite foreign policy.
There is but one special interest that we should be working for, and that would solve just about all of our problems, and that is our liberty.
I'm not sure what Al Gore did for peace. I don't think he have been high on my list for the Nobel Peace Prize.
There's a a right to privacy for all individuals and all who have legal rights - and that includes the unborn. As an obstetrician, if I cause any harm to a fetus, I will be sued. If someone kills or harms a fetus they're liable in a court of law.
Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it’s realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy.
Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms.
Once you get the government involved in agriculture you'll have nothing but problems and expenses.
I have come to one firm conviction after these many years of trying to figure out the plain truth of things. The best chance for achieving peace and prosperity, for the maximum number of people worldwide, is to pursue the cause of liberty. If you find this to be a worthwhile message, spread it throughout the land.