Quotes of the Day – Ron Paul Editionby
Jim Quinn
Those in power fear Ron Paul and his message of liberty, freedom, and responsibility. The quotes below are the true reflection of the man and his ideas. Ideas can change the world. “Ideas are
very important to the shaping of society. In fact, they are more
powerful than bombings or armies or guns. And this is because ideas
are capable of spreading without limit. They are behind all the
choices we make. They can transform the world in a way that governments
and armies cannot. Fighting for liberty with ideas makes more sense
to me than fighting with guns or politics or political power. With
ideas, we can make real change that lasts.” “Under the
United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority
to hold states “accountable” for their education performance…In
the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable
to parents, not federal bureaucrats.” “I'm convinced
that you never have to give up liberties to be safe. I think you're
less safe when you give up your liberties.”
“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.” “Truth is treason
in the empire of lies.” “Mr. Speaker,
I once again find myself compelled to vote against the annual budget
resolution for a very simple reason: it makes government bigger.” “The most basic
principle to being a free American is the notion that we as individuals
are responsible for our own lives and decisions. We do not have
the right to rob our neighbors to make up for our mistakes, neither
does our neighbor have any right to tell us how to live, so long
as we aren’t infringing on their rights. Freedom to make bad decisions
is inherent in the freedom to make good ones. If we are only free
to make good decisions, we are not really free.”
“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.” “Failure of
government programs prompts more determined effort, while the loss
of liberty is ignored or rationalized away…whether is it is
the war on poverty, drugs, terrorism…or the current Hitler
of the day, an appeal to patriotism is used to convince the people
that a little sacrifice of liberty, here or there, is a small price
to pay…The results, though, are frightening and will soon
become even more so.” “When the federal
government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues,
it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow
money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options
are bad for average Americans.” “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.”
“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.” “The original
American patriots were those individuals brave enough to resist
with force the oppressive power of King George…Patriotism
is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a
blind desire for safety and security.” “As many frustrated
Americans who have joined the Tea Party realize, we cannot stand
against big government at home while supporting it abroad. We cannot
talk about fiscal responsibility while spending trillions on occupying
and bullying the rest of the world. We cannot talk about the budget
deficit and spiraling domestic spending without looking at the costs
of maintaining an American empire of more than 700 military bases
in more than 120 foreign countries. We cannot pat ourselves on the
back for cutting a few thousand dollars from a nature preserve or
an inner-city swimming pool at home while turning a blind eye to
a Pentagon budget that nearly equals those of the rest of the world
combined.” “It is no coincidence
that the century of total war coincided with the century of central
banking.” “A citizen
walking through the airport today is bombarded with 1984-style propaganda
messages that are designed to make us fear some amorphous threat
and also be suspicious of others. The government designs these messages
to make us feel dependent and heavily lorded over in every aspect
of our lives. These messages are becoming ever more pervasive, hitting
us even in grocery stores when we are shopping.” December 26, 2011 Copyright © 2011 The Burning Platform
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