"I think Ron Paul is right on the economy. I think Ron Paul is right on the Fed, he's right on gold. He's right on the size of government. He's also right on foreign affairs, to this extent: we should not be in the situation that we're in. But it wasn't the war in Iraq, it started long before, you can track this last course all the way back to World War I. [...] when you find a libertarian that will say: it has taken us over 200 years to put ourselves in this situation, what I think we need to do is turn the corner. We clearly can't cut all foreign alliances right now, we clearly can't just pull all of our troops back from all around the world. We can't do those things. But what we can do is set course to where America pulls back slowly, America does the right thing, and we bring our troops home and we say we're not the policeman for the world anymore. [...] the number one thing to get us to do that, is to be self-reliant on money, and self-reliant on energy. So that's what I want to hear from a libertarian, I want to hear: this is the 50 year plan. But unfortunately, everybody is looking at 2 years, 6 years, 4 years. And by doing that, you're never gonna get anything accomplished."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Politicians from TexasMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesActivists from TexasPoliticians from PittsburghPhysicians from Pittsburgh
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Glenn Beck, August 8, 2008
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ron_Paul
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Ron Paul
254 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Ron Paul →
Related Quotes
"War is not popular. It may seem popular in the short run, when there appears to be an immediate victory and everyone …"
"You can't have a government like this without an income tax, but we don't want a government like this. This is not th…"
"The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejectio…"
"The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle …"
"After 200 years, the constitutional protection of the right of the individual to life, liberty, and the pursuit of ha…"
"...why the American people would even give the slightest consideration for government health programs. They don't wan…"
"It's a mistake to think that poor people get the benefit from the welfare system. It's a total fraud. Most welfare go…"
"Tax revenues are up 59 percent since 1980. Because of our economic growth? No. During Carter's four years, we had gro…"
"We have depended on government for so much for so long that we as people have become less vigilant of our liberties. …"
"Question: Your solutions, on stopping drug trade, is, give up, give up to world drugs. I say zero tolerance, we use t…"