Top 300 Ron Paul Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “I take my marching orders from the Constitution.”

— Ron Paul

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

— Ron Paul

103. “We must educate ourselves and others about our precious civil liberties to ensure that we never accept demands that we give up our Constitution so that the government can pretend to protect us.”

— Ron Paul

104. “Suicide terrorism stops when we stop intervening abroad.”

— Ron Paul

105. “In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats.”

— Ron Paul

106. “There should essentially be no limits to the voluntary definition of marriage.”

— Ron Paul

107. “Once created, federal programs are nearly impossible to eliminate.”

— Ron Paul

108. “Mr. Speaker, I once again find myself compelled to vote against the annual budget resolution for a very simple reason: it makes government bigger.”

— Ron Paul

109. “We should respect each other as rational beings by trying to achieve our goals through reason and persuasion rather than threats and coercion.”

— Ron Paul

110. “September 11, 2001 turned out to be that “Pearl Harbor event” the neoconservatives were hoping for in order to prepare the American people to support the foreign policy for which the neocons longed.”

— Ron Paul

111. “I think Israel should be treated as an independent nation and not a puppet of our state.”

— Ron Paul

112. “If you’re really serious about protecting people’s incomes, you’ve got to consider how you’re going to protect the dollar. If you don’t have the dollar maintaining its value, no matter where you put the money you’re not going to have any value.”

— Ron Paul

113. “Unlike Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, I never voted to provide taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood.”

— Ron Paul

114. “Without precise meanings behind words, politicians and elites can obscure reality and condition people to reflexively associate certain words with positive or negative perceptions. In other words, unpleasant facts can be hidden behind purposely meaningless language.”

— Ron Paul

115. “It’s not like I’m just trying to win and get elected. I’m trying to change the course of history.”

— Ron Paul

116. “I do not have much confidence in the political system and never did. My goal has always been to change people’s minds because as long as people demand more government, they will get it.”

— Ron Paul

117. “Americans are tired of the games and the lies of today’s media. They want the truth. Imagine this. No censors, no barricades, no statists. We will be able to engage viewers directly on subjects that matter most to them, from finances to civil liberties to foreign policy.”

— Ron Paul

118. “You wanna get rid of drug crime in this country? Fine, let’s just get rid of all the drug laws.”

— Ron Paul

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119. “Critics become criminals since truth is anathema to an empire or any authoritarian government that depends on lies for its existence. The informant who provides the people with the truth cannot be protected by whistle-blower laws or the Constitution. It is the truth-tellers who are sent to prison or are killed while those who undermine our Constitution are promoted. This lasts until the corrupt government is dismantled.”

— Ron Paul

120. “Once a war is underway the process of deceit continues with regard to the troops who return with broken bodies and broken minds, especially when the wars were never justified. Admitting that the wars are senseless and in vain is too much to bear.”

— Ron Paul

121. “Believe me, the intellectual revolution is going on, and that has to come first before you see the political changes. That’s where I’m very optimistic.”

— Ron Paul

122. “When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.”

— Ron Paul

123. “Congress remains in total denial as our liberties are rapidly fading before our eyes. The process is propelled by unwarranted fear and ignorance as to the true meaning of liberty. It is driven by economic myths, fallacies and irrational good intentions.”

— Ron Paul

124. “People tolerate taxes for a while because they have previously accumulated wealth. As the tax burden grows and productivity falls, tax revenue falls and the only answer seems to be higher taxes. If the people can no longer tolerate higher taxes, government merely borrows and creates new money, and then the inflation tax is paid with higher prices. The whole process destabilizes the political system and eventually becomes a threat to civilized progress.”

— Ron Paul

125. “Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it’s realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy.”

— Ron Paul

126. “I am absolutely convinced, you never have to give up any of your freedoms in order to be secure.”

— Ron Paul

127. “As long as we live beyond our means, we are destined to live beneath our means.”

— Ron Paul

128. “Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution says Congress has the ability to coin money and regulate the currency and doesn’t say anything about gold or silver.”

— Ron Paul

129. “In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, however, we are in big trouble.”

— Ron Paul

130. “I don’t know how to run your life. I don’t know how to run your life. I don’t have the authority to run your life. And the Constitution doesn’t permit me to run your life.”

— Ron Paul

131. “The Federal Reserve and Congress have systematically taught the American people to trust the government and that caution in spending is harmful to the economy.”

— Ron Paul

132. “When we finally decide that drug prohibition has been no more successful than alcohol prohibition, the drug dealers will disappear.”

— Ron Paul

133. “The war propaganda effort requires demonizing the enemy, especially the leader of the country targeted. It’s easier to convince people to sacrifice to fight another “Hitler” than an enemy who demonstrates an element of humanity. That is the role of the propagandists: Demonize and build hate regardless of how many lies have to be told.”

— Ron Paul

134. “Sadly this process started early in our history with Adams’s Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798 and has continued through our history to the present day with Obama reinvigorating the Espionage Act of 1917.”

— Ron Paul

135. “Let us give up our longing for welfare, our love of war, and our desire to see the government control and shape our fellow citizens. We must come to imagine liberty again, and believe that it can be a reality. We must recapture what it means to be free.”

— Ron Paul

136. “Every country ended slavery without civil war; US could have.”

— Ron Paul

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137. “I’m not sure what Al Gore did for peace. I don’t think he have been high on my list for the Nobel Peace Prize.”

— Ron Paul

138. “If you drink too much, you go out and you harm to somebody, you have to suffer the consequences. Same way with health matters. You don’t have the right to demand that someone else take care of you because of your habits.”

— Ron Paul

139. “I would like to restore your right to drink raw milk anytime you like.”

— Ron Paul

140. “We don’t think a child of 13 should be held responsible as a man of 23. That’s true for most people, but black males age 13 who have been raised on the streets and who have joined criminal gangs are as big, strong, tough, scary and culpable as any adult and should be treated as such.”

— Ron Paul

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141. “Both sides of the political spectrum must one day realize that limitless government intrusion in the economy, in our personal lives, and in the affairs of other nations cannot serve the best interests of America.”

— Ron Paul

142. “I am convinced that there are more threats to American liberty within the 10 mile radius of my office on Capitol Hill than there are on the rest of the globe.”

— Ron Paul

143. “Well, I don’t think we should go to the moon. I think we maybe should send some politicians up there.”

— Ron Paul

144. “Demanding domestic security in times of war invites carelessness in preserving civil liberties and the right of privacy. Frequently the people are only too anxious for their freedoms to be sacrificed on the altar of authoritarianism thought to be necessary to remain safe and secure.”

— Ron Paul

145. “You know, freedom is a very popular idea, and young people love it, and they’re open to ideas. And they like principled answers to our problems.”

— Ron Paul

146. “The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.”

— Ron Paul

147. “We have a greater responsibility to act than those who live in ignorance. Once you become knowledgeable, you have an obligation to do something about it.”

— Ron Paul

148. “Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons.”

— Ron Paul

149. “I believe that Israel is one of our most important friends in the world.”

— Ron Paul

150. “It would help the poor people who need jobs. Minimum wage is a mandate. We’re against mandates so why should we have it? It would be very beneficial.”

— Ron Paul