Quotes from Ron Paul

To me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and to conserve our Constitution.

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.

I will always vote what I have promised, and always vote the Constitution, as well as I will not vote for one single penny that isn't paid for, because debt is the monster, debt is what's going to eat us up and that is why our economy is on the brink.

You wanna get rid of drug crime in this country? Fine, let's just get rid of all the drug laws.

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.

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.

Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between the Israelis and the Palestinians. But Jefferson, Madison, and Washington explicitly warned against involving ourselves in foreign conflicts.

Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.

We need to make sure that people can save all the money they spend on medical care by getting it back from their taxes, by reducing their tax burden.

War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

Because gold is honest money it is disliked by dishonest men.

Is it any more moral to dilute the value of the purchasing power of the money you hold in your wallet than it is for the farmer to dilute the milk supply with water?

I never voted to spend one penny of Social Security money.

True prosperity can only come from a healthy economy and sound money. That can only be achieved in a free society.

Your money has never been safe in the government's hands, and it never will be. Governments spend money; it's just their nature.

Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution says Congress has the ability to coin money and regulate the currency and doesn't say anything about gold or silver.

If people won't spend any money, the government has this moral obligation to do it.

Right now, nobody legalized paper money. Where did that come from.

If you ever can bring about revolutionary changes, two things would be required: young people would have to be involved and you would need music.

I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas.

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.

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.

I think the policy makers like the idea of being the boss. I mean people who like to boss other people around like to go into politics so they can become the boss.

The number one responsibility for each of us is to change ourselves with hope that others will follow.