The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Foundersโ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs.
Ron PaulThere was a time when a willingness to criticize one's own government when it was wrong was the very definition of patriotism.
Ron PaulI believe that when we overdo our military aggressiveness, what it does it actually weakens our national defense. I mean, we stood up to the Soviets. They had 40,000 nuclear weapons. Now we're fretting day in and day - night about third-world countries that have no army, navy or air force.
Ron PaulHistory has shown that the masses have been quite receptive to the promises of authoritarians which are rarely if ever fulfilled.
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