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

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The theme of wisdom is universal, yet Ron Paul manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on wisdom often shapes our reality.

About Ron Paul

Ronald Ernest Paul is an American author, activist, medical doctor, and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States, first as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988, and then as a candidate for the Republican Party in 2008 and 2012.

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

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"You don't have freedom because you are a hyphenated American you have freedom because you are an individual, and that should be protected."

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"If you like small government you need to work hard at having a strong national defense that is not so militant. Personal liberty is the purpose of government, to protect liberty - not to run your personal life, not to run the economy, and not to pretend that we can tell the world how they ought to live."

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"What is not conservative about saying, 'Don't go to war unless we go to war properly with a full declaration of war and no other way?'"

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"It is a timeless truth that fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: i will try once more tomorrow."

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"It is a timeless truth that all philosophical inquiry begins with the humility to admit the limits of knowing — an essential principle for the reflective life."

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"It is a quiet truth that in the arithmetic of human affection, the more you give, the more you retain — an essential principle for the reflective life."

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