Only in a free society do individuals have the best chance to seek virtue, strive for excellence, improve their economic well-being, and achieve personal happiness. The worthy goals of civilization can only be achieved by freedom-loving individuals. When government uses force, liberty is sacrificed and the goals are lost. It is freedom that is the source of all creative energy. ✨ Ron Paul Video Address Announcing 2008 Presidential Exploratory Committee, blog.4president.org. February 19, 2007.
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