Ron Paul Quotes About Liberty

Quotes about: Liberty

• I am convinced that there are more threats to American liberty within the 10-mile radius of my office on Capitol Hill than there are on the rest of the globe.

  Ron Paul

  Office, Liberty, Hills

  "The Draft: Just Say No" by Ron Paul, original.antiwar.com. February 17, 2009.

• 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.

  Ron Paul

  Freedom, Special, Liberty

  Speech on the Patriot Act, 2003.

• I wish I could say I was shocked at the reports the NSA is secretly spying on the private phone calls of millions of Verizon customers. However, this is a predictable result of a government that continues to erode our liberties while promising some glimmering hope of security.

  Ron Paul

  Phones, Government, Nsa

  "Edward Snowden Is A Ron Paul Supporter" By Amanda Terkel, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2013.

• 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.

  Ron Paul

  Money, Peace, War

  Ron Paul (1987). “Freedom Under Siege”, p.60, Ludwig von Mises Institute

• When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.

  Ron Paul

  Government, Liberty, Bed

  "2012 calendar: Pin-ups for Ron Paul" by Patrick Gavin, www.politico.com. November 15, 2011.

• 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.

  Ron Paul

  Liberty, Wealth, Said

• If you like small government you need to work hard at having a strong national defense that is not so militant. Personal liberty is the purpose of government, to protect liberty - not to run your personal life, not to run the economy, and not to pretend that we can tell the world how they ought to live.

  Ron Paul

  Running, Strong, Hard Work

• Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference. Government cannot create a world without risks, nor would we really wish to live in such a fictional place. Only a totalitarian society would even claim absolute safety as a worthy ideal, because it would require total state control over its citizens’ lives. Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons.

  Ron Paul

  Believe, Government, Safety

• 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.

  Ron Paul

  Years, Land, Maximum Number

  Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012

• It is true that liberty is not free, nor is it easy. But tyranny - even varying degrees of it - is much more difficult, and much more expensive. The time has come to rein in the federal government, put it on a crash diet, and let the people keep their money and their liberty.

  Ron Paul

  Government, People, Liberty

• Why is patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles of liberty and support for the people? Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.

  Ron Paul

  Loyalty, Running, Real

  Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012

• There is only one kind of freedom and that's 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

  Government, Liberty, Kind

• I 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 Paul

  Giving Up, Sacrifice, Rights

  Cnn National Security Debate, archives.cnn.com. November 22, 2011.

• 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, America, Long

• There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government should be very restrained.

  Ron Paul

  Government, Enemy, Liberty

• We have depended on government for so much for so long that we as people have become less vigilant of our liberties. As long as the government provides largesse for the majority, the special interest lobbyists will succeed in continuing the redistribution of welfare programs that occupies most of Congress's legislative time.

  Ron Paul

  Government, Welfare Programs, Long

  Speech in the House of Representatives, September 17, 1997.

• Demanding domestic security in times of war invites carelessness in preserving civil liberties and the right of privacy. Frequently the people are only too anxious for their freedoms to be sacrificed on the altar of authoritarianism thought to be necessary to remain safe and secure.

  Ron Paul

  War, People, Liberty

  "Bush’s Wars". www.counterpunch.org. September 21, 2001.

• 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 Paul

  Men, Risk, Liberty

  "Conscription – The Terrible Price of War". www.antiwar.com. November 26, 2003.

• If you can’t protect life, then how can you protect liberty?

  Ron Paul

  Liberty, Protect, Ifs

• 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

  Believe, Rejection, Liberty

• When the goal of political action is no longer the defense of liberty, no word other than demagoguery can describe the despicable nature of politics.

  Ron Paul

  Goal, Political, Liberty

• Contrary to the claims of the supporters of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the sponsors of H.Res. 676, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not improve race relations or enhance freedom. Instead, the forced integration dictated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 increased racial tensions while diminishing individual liberty.

  Ron Paul

  Rights, Race, Liberty

• The federal war on drugs is a total failure... The federal government's going in there and overriding state laws... Why don't we handle the drugs like we handle alcohol? ... I fear the drug war because it undermines our civil liberties. It magnifies our problems on the borders. We've spent over the last 40 years a trillion dollars on this war and - believe me - the kids can still get the drugs. It just hasn't worked.

  Ron Paul

  War, Believe, Kids

• Congress remains in total denial as our liberties are rapidly fading before our eyes. The process is propelled by unwarranted fear and ignorance as to the true meaning of liberty. It is driven by economic myths, fallacies and irrational good intentions.

  Ron Paul

  Ignorance, Eye, Liberty

• Only in a free society do individuals have the best chance to seek virtue, strive for excellence, improve their economic well-being, and achieve personal happiness. The worthy goals of civilization can only be achieved by freedom-loving individuals. When government uses force, liberty is sacrificed and the goals are lost. It is freedom that is the source of all creative energy.

  Ron Paul

  Freedom, Government, Civilization

  Ron Paul Video Address Announcing 2008 Presidential Exploratory Committee, blog.4president.org. February 19, 2007.

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