Key Quotes

Key quotes on which Ron Paul's principles are based:

• “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” — Thomas Jefferson
• “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.” — George Washington
• “That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.” — Thomas Jefferson
• “Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” — George Washington
• “The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad.” — James Madison
• “Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” — George Washington
• “Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.” — Thomas Jefferson
• “The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.” — James Madison
• “A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.” — Barry Goldwater
• “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” — Abraham Lincoln