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No president has the right to say he is judge, jury and executioner.

Rand Paul

Inherent to socialism is the absence of choice. If I want to choose my own pretzels or books or iphones, they prevent me – they fine me, or imprison me. And those systems, not infrequently have historically, have developed into systems where there are programs.
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We shouldn’t be fearful of freedom, we shouldn’t be fearful of individual liberty.
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We have to think before we act.
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The Founders never intended for Americans to trust their government. Our entire Constitution was predicated on the notion that government was a necessary evil, to be restrained and minimized as much as possible.
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The fundamental reason why Medicare is failing is why the Soviet Union failed – socialism doesn’t work.
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Congress shall pass no law that exempts themselves!
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In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it … But people voted because they were fearful and people said there could be another attack and Americans will blame me if I don’t vote on this.
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Unless you really stand for something, people aren’t motivated to go out and vote for you.
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If you’re white and you’re rich in the USA, if you get busted for drugs, you get a good attorney, and you in all likelihood serve no time. But if you’re poor, black, Hispanic, or poor and white for that matter, you can get put in jail.
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We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
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Are you so afraid that you are willing to trade your freedom for security?
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The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the Cold War, is that the engine of capitalism – the individual – is mightier than any collective.
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I read all of Ayn Rand’s novels when I was 17.
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You need to have people within your own party that have the wherewithal to stand up to you.
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I don’t want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do.
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If you give up your rights now, don’t expect to get them back.
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