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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.

Rand Paul

If you give up your rights now, don’t expect to get them back.
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Expectation Give Up Loss Right Yourself
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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Constitution Evil Government Necessary Possible Trust
I never, ever cheated [in medical school]. I don’t condone cheating. But I would sometimes spread misinformation. This is a great tactic. Misinformation can be very important.
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Cheating Education Greatness Important Student
We will not cut one penny from the safety net until we’ve cut every penny from corporate welfare.
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Business Money Oneself Safety
I read all of Ayn Rand’s novels when I was 17.
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Novel Reading Young
Unless you really stand for something, people aren’t motivated to go out and vote for you.
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Motivational People Vote Yourself
The state doesn’t own your children. Parents own the children.
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Children Parents Yourself
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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Connection Money Punishment Tax Work
I don’t plan on being bashful.
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Myself One Liner Planning
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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Absence Book Choice Development History Prison Program Technology
Congress shall pass no law that exempts themselves!
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Law Politics Selfish
I’m not someone who’s sort of still trying to figure out what I believe in.
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Believe Myself Try
I’ve heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.
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Children Injury Mental Talk Tragedy Walk Wound
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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Bad Economy People Punishment Rich Work
If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.
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Death Dream Freedom Ourselves Patriot
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

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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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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