Quotes from Ron Paul

History has shown that the masses have been quite receptive to the promises of authoritarians which are rarely if ever fulfilled.

The constant refrain that bringing our troops home would demonstrate a lack of support for them must be one of the most amazing distortions ever foisted on the American public.

Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms.

Capitalism should not be condemned, since we haven't had capitalism.

We should have a strong president. Strong enough to resist the temptation of taking power that a president shouldn't have.

Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power.

All branches of our government today are controlled by individuals who use their power to undermine liberty and enhance the welfare/warfare state-and frequently their own wealth and power.

Aggression and forced redistribution of wealth has nothing to do with the teachings of the world's great religions.

When monetary policy destroys the currency, it always destroys the middle class.

There's nothing wrong with being a Conservative and coming up with a Conservative believe in foreign policy where we have a strong national defense and we don't go to war so carelessly.

During 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.

Of course I've already taken a very modest position on the monetary system, I do take the position that we should just end the Fed.

How did we win the election in the year 2000? We talked about a humble foreign policy: No nation-building; don't police the world. That's conservative, it's Republican, it's pro-American - it follows the founding fathers. And, besides, it follows the Constitution.

Well, I don't think we should go to the moon. I think we maybe should send some politicians up there.

Though I don't personally believe that Bitcoin is true money, it should be perfectly legal, and there should be no restrictions on it; there should be no taxes on it.

The sad thing is, our foreign policy WILL change eventually, as Rome's did, when all budgetary and monetary tricks to fund it are exhausted.

The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were justified.

We spend too much, we borrow too much, and we distort the markets. The bigger the distortions have lasted, the bigger the bust will be.

There is no reason, in a free society, that farmers shouldn't be allowed to raise hemp. Hemp is a good product.

I miss the closet. Homosexuals, not to speak of the rest of society, were far better off when social pressure forced them to hide their activities.

Expect the rapidly expanding homeschooling movement to play a significant role in the revolutionary reforms needed to build a free society with Constitutional protections.

In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats.

Because federal hate crime laws criminalize thoughts, they are incompatible with a free society.

Income taxes are responsible for the transformation of the Federal government from one of limited powers into a vast leviathan whose tentacles reach into almost every aspect of American life.