Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions ever conceived by man! Forced servitude, with the risk of death and serious injury as a price to live free, makes no sense.
Ron PaulI have a personal belief that you never have to give up liberty for security. You can still provide security without sacrificing our Bill of Rights.
Ron PaulDuring the last campaign I knew what was happening. You know, they mocked me for my foreign policy and they laughed at my monetary policy. No more. No more.
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 PaulCritics of NAFTA and CAFTA warned at the time that the agreements were actually a move toward ... an eventual merging of North America into a border-free area. Proponents of these agreements dismissed this as preposterous and conspiratorial. Now we see that the criticisms appear to be justified.
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