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The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.

Rand Paul

If congress refuses to obey its own rules. If congress refuses to pass a balanced budget. If congress refuses to read the Bills. Then I say, sweep the place clean, limit their terms, and send them HOME!
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Clean Government Home Limitation People Place Power Rule
During the Great Depression African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights, but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
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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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The only way to save Social Security is to raise the retirement age.
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Age Retirement Security Way
I’m not in favor of any discrimination of any form.
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Discrimination Law Myself Oppression
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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If I have a weakness, it’s that I try to live by the rules. I try to live by the rules, no matter what they are, and I was brought up that way as a kid. Play by the rules.
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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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Live Myself People Talk Travel Work
I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government.
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Country Government Liberty Limitation President Principle Run
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t tell me that you’re taxed enough already, and that you want constitutional government and then in the next breath say, ‘Bring me home some bacon.’ The pig has been picked clean.
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Breathe Enough Way Food Government Home Tax
The Constitution was not written to restrain the citizen’s behavior, it was written to restrain the government’s behavior.
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For liberty to expand, government must shrink. For the economy to grow, government must get out of the way.
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Economy Government Growth Liberty Way
The U.S. should never get involved where we have no clear national interest. We should not intervene militarily in a country like Syria, where we can’t separate friend from foe and might end up arming the very people who hate us the most.
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End Friendship Hate Military Nation Save
I do believe people ought to be left alone. I don’t care who you are or what you do at home or who your friends are or where you hang out, what kind of music you listen to, what you do in your home is your own business. That’s always been who I am. I am a leave me alone kind of guy.
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How much liberty do with want to give up for a false sense of security?
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Give Up Liberty Politics Safety Security
You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it.
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