Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paulis an American author, physician, and former politician. He served as the U.S. Representative for Texas' 14th and 22nd congressional districts. He represented the 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1985, and then represented the 14th congressional district, which included Galveston, from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States: as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 and as a candidate in the Republican primaries of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 August 1935
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Stop policing the world and we can get rid of income tax.
With the exception of the military industrial complex, we all want a more peaceful world.
Whether [the 1993 World Trade Center bombing] was a setup by the Israeli Mossad, as a Jewish friend of mine suspects, or was truly a retaliation by the Islamic fundamentalists, matters little.
It’s not part of our Constitution to assume that we are the world’s policemen.
Aggression and forced redistribution of wealth has nothing to do with the teachings of the world's great religions.
As recent as the year 2000 we won elections by saying we shouldn't be the policemen of the world, and that we should not be nation building. And its time we got those values back into this country.
We are, of course, proud of the many accomplishments we have achieved over the past 40 years. That said, I am even more excited about our plans for the future.
Without question, we're seeing a slowdown, ... They'll have one glass of wine instead of two, or they're skipping the appetizers.
Prices are going up. Unemployment continues to go up. And we have not had the necessary correction for the financial bubble created by our Federal Reserve system.
The 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.
It's not well-situated in the Loop. It doesn't have a vibrant evening audience to draw from.
They basically have developed almost a cult-like following. I think it's partly as a result of their emphasis on higher-quality ingredients.
They broke the mold when they decided to do music. If bookstores have coffee, then why can't a coffee store sell books and movies?
The younger generation isn't gravitating toward that. They've grown up with many more options. They're more interested in experimenting and in healthy, natural foods.