Are you so afraid that you are willing to trade your freedom for security?
RAND PAULAre you so afraid that you are willing to trade your freedom for security?
RAND PAULIt’s curious that only in Washington can you spend $2 billion and claim that you’re saving money.
RAND PAULFear & complacency allow power to accumulate & liberty & privacy to suffer.
RAND PAULIn 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.
RAND PAULThe fundamental reason why Medicare is failing is why the Soviet Union failed – socialism doesn’t work.
RAND PAULDuring the Great Depression African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights, but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
RAND PAULYou know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it.
RAND PAULIf our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.
RAND PAULThe Democrats promised equalizing outcomes through unlimited federal assistance while Republicans offered something that seemed less tangible – the promise of equalizing opportunity through free markets.
RAND PAULIf 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.
RAND PAULIt is impossible for African-Americans not to feel like their government is particularly targeting them.
RAND PAULWe will not cut one penny from the safety net until we’ve cut every penny from corporate welfare.
RAND PAULIn a free society we will tolerate boorish people, who have abhorrent behavior, but if we’re civilized people we publicly criticize that and don’t belong to those groups or associate with those people.
RAND PAULIf you give up your rights now, don’t expect to get them back.
RAND PAULI don’t plan on being bashful.
RAND PAULEvery child in every neighborhood, of every color, class and background, deserves a school that will help them succeed.
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