Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.

Quote by Ron Paul

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1913 wasn't a very good year. 1913 gave us the income tax, the 16th amendment...

1913 wasn't a very good year. 1913 gave us the income tax, the 16th amendment...

If you like small government you need to work hard at having a strong national...

If you like small government you need to work hard at having a strong national...

Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might...

Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might...

To me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and...

To me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and...

Of course I've already taken a very modest position on the monetary system, I do...

Of course I've already taken a very modest position on the monetary system, I do...

There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from...

There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from...

Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.

Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.

The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the...

The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the...

All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an...

All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an...

There's nothing wrong with being a Conservative and coming up with a Conservative believe in...

There's nothing wrong with being a Conservative and coming up with a Conservative believe in...

Just think of what Woodrow Wilson stood for: he stood for world government. He wanted...

Just think of what Woodrow Wilson stood for: he stood for world government. He wanted...

There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that...

There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that...

War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions...

Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions...

I have never met anyone who did not support our troops. Sometimes, however, we hear...

I have never met anyone who did not support our troops. Sometimes, however, we hear...

In time it will become clear to everyone that support for the policies of pre-emptive...

In time it will become clear to everyone that support for the policies of pre-emptive...

You don't have freedom because you are a hyphenated American; you have freedom because you...

You don't have freedom because you are a hyphenated American; you have freedom because you...

The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty,...

The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty,...

Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between...

Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between...

I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving...

I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving...