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.
RAND PAULFear & complacency allow power to accumulate & liberty & privacy to suffer.
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Toppling secular dictators in the Middle East has only led to chaos and the rise of radical Islam.
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If I were to look at foreign policy, I would say John McCain has been wrong on just about everything over the last four decades.
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Congress shall pass no law that exempts themselves!
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There is nothing conservative about bailing out Wall Street. Likewise, there is nothing progressive about billion dollar loans to millionaires to build solar panels.
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Fear & complacency allow power to accumulate & liberty & privacy to suffer.
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We will not cut one penny from the safety net until we’ve cut every penny from corporate welfare.
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[Marco] Rubio says we should collect all Americans’ records all of the time. The Constitution says otherwise. I think they’re both wrong. I think we defeat terrorism by showing them that we do not fear them.
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We are borrowing $40,000 per second.
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The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.
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Using taxes to punish the rich, in reality, punishes everyone because we are all interconnected. High taxes and excessive regulation and massive debt are not working.
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If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.
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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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My great grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American Dream.
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We all either work for rich people or we sell stuff to rich people, so just punishing rich people is as bad for the economy as punishing anyone. Let’s not punish anyone.
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I don’t care if you’re a Republican or a Democrat, there is something profoundly un-American about using the brute force of government to bully someone.
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