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User:JustinBaugh

2013-10-07T08:29:32Z

JustinBaugh: Added new title "33 Questions About American History..." to Personal Library Section

''They taught me that life is constant fear. I taught myself not to carry such burdens.''

People sometimes look to leaders for a definition of their role in the society they live in. While I agree that approval is sometimes necessary for the actions of individuals in a family or small community environment I can find no satisfactory reason that this kind of socialist mindset in a society made up of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of families and individuals is necessary or wise. Especially when that society depends on the division and specialization of labor that stems from capitalism to provide the goods and services that sustain their lives on a daily basis. An individual seeking approval from those they see as above them is, at best, unhealthy. A paternalistic society is one of children seeking recognition for the deeds they do; chaotic and dependent on the "go-ahead" from some eminent figure or table of men that seem to be running things. Nothing could be further from natural.

==About==

''Relatively'' young reader of [[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[Murray Rothbard]].

[[Ron Paul]] is my main influence in using logic and reason to overcome my public school indoctrination.

==Main Areas of Interest==

*Banking
**Centralized
**Fractional-reserve
**Private
*United States History
*Libertarian Thought
*Socialism
*Law enforcement
*Military

==Personal Library==

'''Ludwig von Mises'''
::''Human Action''
::''The Theory of Money and Credit''
::''Socialism''
::''Theory and History''
::''Omnipotent Government''
::''Bureaucracy''
::''Interventionism''
::''Liberalism''
::''Profit and Loss''

'''Murray Rothbard'''
::''Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market
::''America's Great Depression
::''Conceived in Liberty
::''What Has Government Done to Our Money
::''Anatomy of the State''
::''Making Economic Sense''
::''Strictly Confidential'' Edited by David Gordon
::''The Ethics of Liberty''

'''Ron Paul'''
::''Liberty Defined''
::''The Case for Gold''
::''End the Fed''
::''The Revolution''
::''Pillars of Prosperity''
::''The School Revolution''

'''Robert P. Murphy'''
::''Chaos Theory''

'''Judge Andrew Napolitano'''
::''Lies the Government Told You''

'''H. L. Mencken'''
::''Notes on Democracy''

'''Thomas E. Woods. Jr.'''
::''33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed To Ask''
::''The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History''

'''G. Edward Griffin'''
::''The Creature from Jekyll Island''

'''Carl Menger'''
::''Principles of Economics''

'''Frederic Bastiat'''
::''The Bastiat Collection''

'''Henry Hazlitt'''
::''Economics in One Lesson''
::''The Failure of the "New Economics"''
::''Man vs. The Welfare State''

'''F. A. Hayek'''
::''The Road to Serfdom''
::''The Constitution of Liberty''
::''Hayek on Hayek''
::''The Fortunes of Liberalism''

'''Garet Garrett'''
::''The Driver''

'''Jeffrey Tucker'''
::''Bourbon for Breakfast''
::''It's A Jetsons World''

'''Douglas E. French'''
::''Walk Away''

'''David A. Stockman'''
::''The Great Deformation''

'''Adam Fergusson'''
::''When Money Dies''

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<blockquote>It has been asserted that the physiological needs of all men are of the same kind and that this equality provides a standard for the measurement of the degree of their objective satisfaction. In expressing such opinions and in recommending the use of such criteria to guide the government's policy, one proposes to deal with men as the breeder deals with his cattle. But the reformers fail to realize that there is no universal principle of alimentation valid for all men. Which one of the various principles one chooses depends entirely on the aims one wants to attain. The cattle breeder does not feed his cows in order to make them happy, but in order to attain the ends which he has assigned to them in his own plans. He may prefer more milk or more meat or something else. What type of man do the man breeders want to rear--athletes or mathematicians? Warriors or factory hands? He who would make man the material of a purposeful system of breeding and feeding would arrogate to himself despotic powers and would use his fellow citizens as means for the attainment of his own ends, which differ from those they themselves are aiming at. -- Ludwig von Mises, Human Action, pp. 243-244. </blockquote>

User:JustinBaugh

2013-09-18T15:41:05Z

JustinBaugh: Added new title "The School Revolution" to Personal Library Section

''They taught me that life is constant fear. I taught myself not to carry such burdens.''

People sometimes look to leaders for a definition of their role in the society they live in. While I agree that approval is sometimes necessary for the actions of individuals in a family or small community environment I can find no satisfactory reason that this kind of socialist mindset in a society made up of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of families and individuals is necessary or wise. Especially when that society depends on the division and specialization of labor that stems from capitalism to provide the goods and services that sustain their lives on a daily basis. An individual seeking approval from those they see as above them is, at best, unhealthy. A paternalistic society is one of children seeking recognition for the deeds they do; chaotic and dependent on the "go-ahead" from some eminent figure or table of men that seem to be running things. Nothing could be further from natural.

==About==

''Relatively'' young reader of [[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[Murray Rothbard]].

[[Ron Paul]] is my main influence in using logic and reason to overcome my public school indoctrination.

==Main Areas of Interest==

*Banking
**Centralized
**Fractional-reserve
**Private
*United States History
*Libertarian Thought
*Socialism
*Law enforcement
*Military

==Personal Library==

'''Ludwig von Mises'''
::''Human Action''
::''The Theory of Money and Credit''
::''Socialism''
::''Theory and History''
::''Omnipotent Government''
::''Bureaucracy''
::''Interventionism''
::''Liberalism''
::''Profit and Loss''

'''Murray Rothbard'''
::''Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market
::''America's Great Depression
::''Conceived in Liberty
::''What Has Government Done to Our Money
::''Anatomy of the State''
::''Making Economic Sense''
::''Strictly Confidential'' Edited by David Gordon
::''The Ethics of Liberty''

'''Ron Paul'''
::''Liberty Defined''
::''The Case for Gold''
::''End the Fed''
::''The Revolution''
::''Pillars of Prosperity''
::''The School Revolution''

'''Robert P. Murphy'''
::''Chaos Theory''

'''Judge Andrew Napolitano'''
::''Lies the Government Told You''

'''H. L. Mencken'''
::''Notes on Democracy''

'''Thomas E. Woods. Jr.'''
::''The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History''

'''G. Edward Griffin'''
::''The Creature from Jekyll Island''

'''Carl Menger'''
::''Principles of Economics''

'''Frederic Bastiat'''
::''The Bastiat Collection''

'''Henry Hazlitt'''
::''Economics in One Lesson''
::''The Failure of the "New Economics"''
::''Man vs. The Welfare State''

'''F. A. Hayek'''
::''The Road to Serfdom''
::''The Constitution of Liberty''
::''Hayek on Hayek''
::''The Fortunes of Liberalism''

'''Garet Garrett'''
::''The Driver''

'''Jeffrey Tucker'''
::''Bourbon for Breakfast''
::''It's A Jetsons World''

'''Douglas E. French'''
::''Walk Away''

'''David A. Stockman'''
::''The Great Deformation''

'''Adam Fergusson'''
::''When Money Dies''

----

<blockquote>It has been asserted that the physiological needs of all men are of the same kind and that this equality provides a standard for the measurement of the degree of their objective satisfaction. In expressing such opinions and in recommending the use of such criteria to guide the government's policy, one proposes to deal with men as the breeder deals with his cattle. But the reformers fail to realize that there is no universal principle of alimentation valid for all men. Which one of the various principles one chooses depends entirely on the aims one wants to attain. The cattle breeder does not feed his cows in order to make them happy, but in order to attain the ends which he has assigned to them in his own plans. He may prefer more milk or more meat or something else. What type of man do the man breeders want to rear--athletes or mathematicians? Warriors or factory hands? He who would make man the material of a purposeful system of breeding and feeding would arrogate to himself despotic powers and would use his fellow citizens as means for the attainment of his own ends, which differ from those they themselves are aiming at. -- Ludwig von Mises, Human Action, pp. 243-244. </blockquote>

Ron Paul

2013-09-18T15:36:07Z

JustinBaugh: Added "The School Revolution" to Bibliography section.

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'''Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul''' (born August 20, 1935) is an [[United States|American]] physician and was a 12-term Congressman from [[Texas]]. He is President of the [http://http://www.the-free-foundation.org FREE Foundation], Distinguished Counsellor to the [[Mises Institute]]—which he helped [[Lew Rockwell]] found—and the author of eight books. He is continuing his work for peace, liberty, sound money, and Austrian economics.

==Life==
"Ron" Paul was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Congressman|Congressman]] for the [[Texas's 14th congressional district|14th congressional district]] of [[Texas]]. Paul was a member of the [[Liberty Caucus]] of Republican congressmen which aims to [[limited government|limit the size and scope of the federal government]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/eric_margolis/2009/07/05/10029916-sun.html|title=Doc offers cure for GOP|author=Eric Margolis|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref> and served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Financial Services, where he has been an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policy. He has gained prominence for his [[libertarian]] positions on many political issues, often clashing with both Republican and Democratic Party leaders.

Paul was a candidate for the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012|Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2012]]. He has run for President twice previously, first in 1988 as the nominee of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] and again in 2008 as a candidate for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nomination.

== Political Positions ==
Paul has been described as [[conservative (U.S.)|conservative]], [[Constitutionalist]], and [[libertarian]].<ref name=ny>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/magazine/22Paul-t.html?ei=5124&en=22ee37525a9fc4f5&ex=1343016000&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all|title=The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul|author=Caldwell, Christopher|work=[[New York Times Magazine]]|date=2007-07-22|accessdate=2007-07-23}}</ref> His nickname "[[Dr. No]]"<ref name=no>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/2001-10-01/feature7.php|title=Dr. No|author=Gwynne, Sam C.|date=2001-10-01|accessdate=2007-10-23|work=[[Texas Monthly]]}}</ref> reflects both his medical degree and his insistence that he will "never vote for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."<ref name=2008bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071023173254/http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/|archivedate=2007-10-23|title=About Ron Paul|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|year=2007|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> One scoring method published in the ''[[American Journal of Political Science]]''<ref>{{cite journal|title=Estimating a Basic Space From A Set of Issue Scales|journal=[[American Journal of Political Science]]|volume=42|date=July 1998|pages=954–993|url=http://voteview.com/basic.htm|author=Poole, Keith T.|accessdate=2008-05-04|doi=10.2307/2991737|jstor=2991737|issue=3}}</ref> found Paul the most conservative of all 3,320 members of Congress from 1937 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voteview.com/Is_John_Kerry_A_Liberal.htm|author=Poole, Keith T.|publisher=VoteView|title=Is John Kerry A Liberal?|date=2004-10-13|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> Paul's foreign policy of nonintervention<ref>{{cite news|title=Patriotism|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul388.html|work=[[Congressional Record]]|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|author=Paul, Ron|date=2007-05-22|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> made him the only 2008 Republican presidential candidate to have voted against the [[Iraq War Resolution]] in 2002. He advocates [[American Sovereignty Restoration Act|withdrawal]] from the [[United Nations]], and from the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]], for reasons of maintaining strong national sovereignty.<ref>Ron Paul, [http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul500.html Opportunities for Peace and Nonintervention], [[LewRockwell.com]], January 6, 2009.</ref> He supports [[free trade]], rejecting membership in the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA) and the [[World Trade Organization]] as "managed trade". He supports tighter border security and opposes welfare for illegal aliens, birthright citizenship and [[amnesty]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com/html/bordersecurity.html|title=Issue: Border Security and Immigration Reform|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|author=Paul, Ron|accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref> he voted for the [[Secure Fence Act of 2006]]. He voted for the [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists]] in response to the [[September 11, 2001, attacks]], but suggested war alternatives such as authorizing the president to grant [[Letters of Marque and Reprisal]] targeting specific [[terrorist]]s.

Paul adheres deeply to [[Austrian school]] economics; he has authored six books on the subject, and displays pictures of Austrian school economists [[Friedrich Hayek]], [[Murray Rothbard]], and [[Ludwig von Mises]] (as well as of [[Grover Cleveland]])<ref name=will>{{cite news|title=A Cheerful Anachronism|url=http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=177422&Disp=41&Trace=on|authorlink=George Will|last=Will|first=George F|date=2007-02-18|accessdate=2008-03-17|work=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> on his office wall. He regularly votes against almost all proposals for new government spending, initiatives, or taxes;<ref name=saynot>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/08/AR2006070800966_2.html|title=Congressman Paul's Legislative Strategy? He'd Rather Say Not|author=Copeland, Libby|date=2006-07-09|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> he cast two thirds of all the lone negative votes in the House during a 1995–1997 period.<ref name=no/> He has pledged never to raise taxes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atr.org/content/html/2007/april/042407pr-ronpaul_pledge.html|title=Rep. Ron Paul Signs Presidential Taxpayer Protection Pledge|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=Americans for Tax Freedom|author=Kartch, John|date=2007-04-24 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071011150929/http://atr.org/content/html/2007/april/042407pr-ronpaul_pledge.html |archivedate = October 11, 2007}}</ref> and states he has never voted to approve a [[budget deficit]]. Paul believes that the country could abolish the individual income tax by scaling back federal spending to its fiscal year 2000 levels;<ref name=endirs>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr013003c.htm|title=End the Income Tax — Pass the Liberty Amendment|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|work=[[Congressional Record]]|author=Paul, Ron|date=2003-01-30|accessdate=2008-03-08| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080301111946/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr013003c.htm| archivedate = March 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiwarpresident.com/ronpaul/Ron-Paul-less-government-abolish-IRS.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070705203920/http://www.antiwarpresident.com/ronpaul/Ron-Paul-less-government-abolish-IRS.html|archivedate=2007-07-05|title=Paul Want Less Government, Less Taxes, and Abolish IRS|date=2007-09-13|publisher=Antiwar President|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> financing government operations would primarily come through the [[corporate income tax in the United States|corporate income tax]], [[excise taxes (U.S.)|excise taxes]] and [[tariff]]s. He supports eliminating most [[Government agencies#Government agencies in the United States|federal government agencies]], calling them unnecessary [[bureaucracies]]. Paul also believes the longterm erosion of the U.S. dollar's purchasing power through [[inflation]] is attributable to its lack of any commodity backing. However, Paul does not support a complete return to a gold standard, instead preferring to legitimize gold and silver as [[legal tender]] and to remove the sales tax on them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ron Paul in New Hampshire|date=2007-06-05|format=[[YouTube]]|url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=RKQmYfY3R7c}}</ref> He also advocates gradual elimination of the [[Federal Reserve System]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Paul, Ron|date=2007-09-11|accessdate=2007-10-23|title=Question and Answer session following Keynote speech at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies forum "Foreign Policy: A View from a Presidential Candidate"|url=http://ronpaulaudio.com/rpaudio/RonPaulatJohnsHopkinsSchoolofInternationalStudiesSAIS091107.m3u|publisher=Ron Paul Audio}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Paul supports [[constitutional rights]], such as the [[right to arms|right to keep and bear arms]], and ''[[habeas corpus]]'' for political detainees. He opposes the [[Patriot Act]], federal use of [[Torture in the United States|torture]], [[presidential autonomy]], a [[REAL ID Act|national ID card]], [[warrantless wiretapping|domestic surveillance]], and [[Conscription in the United States|the draft]]. Citing the [[Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Tenth Amendments]], Paul advocates [[states' rights]] to decide how to regulate social matters not directly found in the Constitution. Paul calls himself "strongly pro-life",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr102799.htm|work=[[Congressional Record]]|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|date=1999-10-27|accessdate=2007-09-27|title=Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999|author=Paul, Ron| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070908011246/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr102799.htm| archivedate = September 8, 2007}}</ref> "an unshakable foe of abortion",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071024143701/http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/|archivedate=2007-10-24|title=Life and Liberty|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|accessdate=2007-10-23|year=2007}}</ref> and believes regulation or ban<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst013006.htm|title=Federalizing Social Policy|author=Paul, Ron|date=2006-01-31|accessdate=2008-01-04|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|work=[[Congressional Record]]| |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071229014649/http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst013006.htm |archivedate = December 29, 2007}}</ref> on medical decisions about maternal or fetal health is "best handled at the state level".<ref name=americanview/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56526|work=Election 2008 Q&A|title=Paul says merger plans must be derailed: 'You cannot amend the Constitution with a treaty'|publisher=[[WorldNetDaily]]|date=2007-07-10|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> He says his years as an obstetrician led him to believe life begins at [[conception (biology)|conception]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.teamliberty.net/id447.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071018022258/http://www.teamliberty.net/id447.html|archivedate=2007-10-18|title=An Interview with Presidential Candidate Congressman Ron Paul|work=Muckraker Report|publisher=Team Liberty|author=Murtagh, Joseph|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-09-27}}</ref> his pro-life legislation, like the [[Sanctity of Life Act]], is intended to negate ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and to get "the federal government completely out of the business of regulating state matters."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Who+had+the+right+to+rule%3F+Accusations+about+the+abuses+of...-a0132162835|title=Who had the right to rule?|publisher=American Opinion Publishing, Inc|work=[[New American]]|author=Eddlem, Thomas R.|date=2005-05-02|accessdate=2007-10-05}}</ref> Paul also believes that the federal government has no constitutional authority to interfere in the religious affairs of its citizens or of the several states: "In case after case, the Supreme Court has used the infamous '[[Separation of Church and State|separation of church and state']] metaphor to uphold court decisions that allow the federal government to intrude upon and deprive citizens of their religious liberty."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr040203b.htm|title=Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk}}</ref>

He opposes federal regulation of the [[Capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]],<ref name=americanview>{{cite web|url=http://theamericanview.com/index.php?id=916|author=Lofton, John|title=Excerpts From Our Exclusive Ron Paul Interview|date=August 2007|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=American View}}</ref> of education,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Ron_Paul_Education.htm|title=Ron Paul on Education: Republican Representative (TX-14)|publisher=On the Issues|accessdate=2007-10-23|date=2007-09-01}}</ref> and of marriage, and supports revising the military's "[[don't ask, don't tell]]" policy to focus on disruptive sexual behavior (whether [[heterosexual]] or [[homosexual]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/05/se.01.html|title=Transcript of June 5 "CNN/WMUR/''New Hampshire Union Leader''" Republican presidential debate|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2008-11-14|date=2007-06-05|author=Paul, Ron}}</ref> As a [[free-market environmentalist]], he asserts private [[property rights]] in relation to environmental protection and pollution prevention. He also opposes the federal [[War on Drugs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst051704.htm|title=The War on Drugs is a War on Doctors|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|date=2004-04-17|accessdate=2008-11-14|work=[[Congressional Record]]| |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080802163713/http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst051704.htm |archivedate = August 2, 2008}}</ref> and thinks the states should decide whether to regulate or deregulate drugs such as [[Medical marijuana in the United States|medical marijuana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:HR02592|title=H.R. 2592|date=2001-07-23|publisher=Library of Congress|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> Paul pushes to eliminate federal involvement in and management of [[Health care in the United States|health care]], which he argues would allow prices to drop due to the fundamental dynamics of a free market.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul, Ron|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul175.html|title=Free market Medicine|publisher=LewRockwell.com|date=2004-05-05|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> He is an outspoken proponent for increased [[ballot access]] for 3rd party candidates and numerous election law reforms which he believes would allow more voter control.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2004/cr071504.htm|title=End the Two-Party Monopoly!|publisher=House of Representatives|work=[[Congressional Record]]|date=2004-07-15|accessdate=2007-10-23|last=Paul|first=Ron |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930110358/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2004/cr071504.htm |archivedate = September 30, 2007}}</ref>
Ron Paul has also stated that “The government shouldn't be in the medical business." He is also opposed to government flu inoculation programs.<ref>Malcolm, Arthur (2009-04-30) [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/04/ron-paul-swine-flu-federal-government.html "Ron Paul pooh-poohs swine flu; yet another grab for more Fed control!"], LA Times blogs. Retrieved on 2009-10-7.</ref>

Paul takes a critical view of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], arguing that it was unconstitutional and did not improve race relations.<ref name="cr1964">{{cite web|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul188.html|title=The Trouble With Forced Integration by Ron Paul|accessdate=May 24, 2010}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*''[[Gold, Peace, and Prosperity]]'' [http://mises.org/books/goldpeace.pdf (PDF)] (1981, 2011)
*''[[The Case for Gold]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/Case%20for%20Gold.pdf (PDF)] (1983, 2011)
*''[[Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/Mises%20and%20Austrian%20Economics%20A%20Personal%20View.pdf (PDF)] (1984, 2008)
*''[[Freedom Under Siege]]'' [http://mises.org/books/freedomsiege.pdf (PDF)] (1987, 2007)
*''[[A Foreign Policy of Freedom]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/A%20Foreign%20Policy%20of%20Freedom.pdf (PDF)] (2007)
*''[[Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property]]'' [http://mises.org/books/prosperity.pdf (PDF)] (2008)
*''[[The Revolution: A Manifesto]]'' (2009)
*''[[End the Fed]]'' (2009)
*''[[Liberty Defined]]'' (2011)
*''[[Pursue the Cause of Liberty: A Farewell to Congress]]'' [http://library.mises.org//books/Ron%20Paul/Pursue%20the%20Cause%20of%20Liberty%20A%20Farewell%20to%20Congress_Vol_4.pdf (PDF)] (2012)
*''The School Revolution'' (2013)

==See Also==
* ''[http://www.amazon.com/Ron-Pauls-rEVOLution-Movement-Inspired/dp/0062114794 Ron Paul's Revolution (Amazon)]'' by Brian Doherty (2012)
* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/ The Ron Paul File on LewRockwell.com]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Links==
{{Commons}}
{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://www.ronpaul.org/ Ron Paul's Personal Website], books, articles, links to political sites connected with Ron Paul
* [http://ronpaulinstitute.org/ Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity]
* {{cb|2012/04/paul-vs-paul-the-video/|Paul vs. Paul: the Video|Daniel J. Sanchez|April 2012}}
* [http://www.ronpaulchannel.com/ RonPaul Channel]
* [http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/350/ NOW on PBS "Ron Paul and Internet Politics"]. Also, a [http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/435/Ron-Paul.html September 2008 NOW on PBS interview with Ron Paul]
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/primaries/candidates/paul.html PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer — Vote 2008: Ron Paul]
* {{cb|2012/04/death-panels-in-britain/|Death Panels in Britain?|Christopher Westley|April 2012}}

* Ron Paul at [[Mises Institute|Mises.org]]
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=author&ID=392 Media archive]
** [http://mises.org/literature.aspx?action=author&Id=392 Literature archive]
** [http://mises.org/articles.aspx?AuthorId=392 Daily Article archive]

;Congress
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000583 Biography]
* [http://votesmart.org/candidate/296/ron-paul Biography], [http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/296/ron-paul voting record], and [http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/296/ron-paul interest group ratings] at Project Vote Smart
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/ronald_paul/400311 Congressional profile] at GovTrack
* [http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/400311_Ronald_Paul Congressional profile] at OpenCongress

* {{wplink}}

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[[Category:Politicians]]

User:JustinBaugh

2013-09-06T15:06:43Z

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''They taught me that life is constant fear. I taught myself not to carry such burdens.''

People sometimes look to leaders for a definition of their role in the society they live in. While I agree that approval is sometimes necessary for the actions of individuals in a family or small community environment I can find no satisfactory reason that this kind of socialist mindset in a society made up of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of families and individuals is necessary or wise. Especially when that society depends on the division and specialization of labor that stems from capitalism to provide the goods and services that sustain their lives on a daily basis. An individual seeking approval from those they see as above them is, at best, unhealthy. A paternalistic society is one of children seeking recognition for the deeds they do; chaotic and dependent on the "go-ahead" from some eminent figure or table of men that seem to be running things. Nothing could be further from natural.

==About==

''Relatively'' young reader of [[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[Murray Rothbard]].

[[Ron Paul]] is my main influence in using logic and reason to overcome my public school indoctrination.

==Main Areas of Interest==

*Banking
**Centralized
**Fractional-reserve
**Private
*United States History
*Libertarian Thought
*Socialism
*Law enforcement
*Military

==Personal Library==

'''Ludwig von Mises'''
::''Human Action''
::''The Theory of Money and Credit''
::''Socialism''
::''Theory and History''
::''Omnipotent Government''
::''Bureaucracy''
::''Interventionism''
::''Liberalism''
::''Profit and Loss''

'''Murray Rothbard'''
::''Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market
::''America's Great Depression
::''Conceived in Liberty
::''What Has Government Done to Our Money
::''Anatomy of the State''
::''Making Economic Sense''
::''Strictly Confidential'' Edited by David Gordon
::''The Ethics of Liberty''

'''Ron Paul'''
::''Liberty Defined''
::''The Case for Gold''
::''End the Fed''
::''The Revolution''
::''Pillars of Prosperity''

'''Robert P. Murphy'''
::''Chaos Theory''

'''Judge Andrew Napolitano'''
::''Lies the Government Told You''

'''H. L. Mencken'''
::''Notes on Democracy''

'''Thomas E. Woods. Jr.'''
::''The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History''

'''G. Edward Griffin'''
::''The Creature from Jekyll Island''

'''Carl Menger'''
::''Principles of Economics''

'''Frederic Bastiat'''
::''The Bastiat Collection''

'''Henry Hazlitt'''
::''Economics in One Lesson''
::''The Failure of the "New Economics"''
::''Man vs. The Welfare State''

'''F. A. Hayek'''
::''The Road to Serfdom''
::''The Constitution of Liberty''
::''Hayek on Hayek''
::''The Fortunes of Liberalism''

'''Garet Garrett'''
::''The Driver''

'''Jeffrey Tucker'''
::''Bourbon for Breakfast''
::''It's A Jetsons World''

'''Douglas E. French'''
::''Walk Away''

'''David A. Stockman'''
::''The Great Deformation''

'''Adam Fergusson'''
::''When Money Dies''

----

<blockquote>It has been asserted that the physiological needs of all men are of the same kind and that this equality provides a standard for the measurement of the degree of their objective satisfaction. In expressing such opinions and in recommending the use of such criteria to guide the government's policy, one proposes to deal with men as the breeder deals with his cattle. But the reformers fail to realize that there is no universal principle of alimentation valid for all men. Which one of the various principles one chooses depends entirely on the aims one wants to attain. The cattle breeder does not feed his cows in order to make them happy, but in order to attain the ends which he has assigned to them in his own plans. He may prefer more milk or more meat or something else. What type of man do the man breeders want to rear--athletes or mathematicians? Warriors or factory hands? He who would make man the material of a purposeful system of breeding and feeding would arrogate to himself despotic powers and would use his fellow citizens as means for the attainment of his own ends, which differ from those they themselves are aiming at. -- Ludwig von Mises, Human Action, pp. 243-244. </blockquote>

Poundage

2013-09-05T21:36:13Z

JustinBaugh:

'''Poundage''' is an English law term for the tariff on exports and imports. Essentially, ''poundage'' is taxation based upon a measure of weight (e.g. one shilling per pound).

This tax aided in the state formation process and, although going against the ''Magna Carta'', was permanently established by the fourteenth century.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 9.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Links==
*{{wplink}}

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Poundage

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'''Poundage''' is an English law term for the tariff on exports and imports. Essentially, ''poundage'' is taxation based upon a measure of weight (e.g. one shilling per pound).

This tax aided in the state formation process and, although going against the ''Magna Carta'', was permanently established by the fourteenth century.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] by Murray N. Rothbard p. 9.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Links==
*{{wplink}}

{{Stub}}

Poundage

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'''Poundage''' is an English law term for the tariff on exports and imports. Essentially, ''poundage'' is taxation based upon a measure of weight (e.g. one shilling per pound).

This tax aided in the state formation process and, although going against the ''Magna Carta'', was permanently established by the fourteenth century.<ref>[http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 9.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Links==
*{{wplink}}

{{Stub}}

Drug prohibition

2013-08-31T06:38:49Z

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'''Drug prohibition''' is the attempt to prevent drug use by means of [[law]].{{Fact|Is there a better definition anywhere? This one is created ad hoc.}}

{{See also|Drug legalization}}



==Links==
* {{md|5427|Why Legalize Now?|Mark Thornton|July 2011}}
* [https://mises.org/journals/scholar/thornton3.pdf Prohibition vs. Legalization: Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Drug Policy?] (pdf) by Mark Thornton, 2002
* {{md|6412|Obama on Drugs|Mark Thornton|April 2013}}
* {{md|6418|Is Pot too Potent to Legalize?|Mark Thornton|April 2013}}
* {{md|6388|Nullify the War on Drugs|Mark Thornton|March 2013}}
* {{md|4842|Prop. 19 Goes up in Smoke|Mark Thornton|November 2010}}
* {{md|6272|US Gone to Pot, but Not Completely|Mark Thornton|November 2012}}
* {{md|4971|What Explains Crystal Meth?|Mark Thornton|January 2011}}
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIlOHfEEorg The Economics of the Drug War] by Mark Thornton, Video Lecture (YouTube), August 2012
* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/2002/07/walter-block/new-thoughts-on-drug-prohibition/ The Libertarian Case For Drug Prohibition] by Walter Block, July 2002
* [http://www.walterblock.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/drug_prohibition.pdf Drug Prohibition: A Legal and Economic Analysis] (pdf) by Walter Block, 1993
* {{md|3051|What Motley Crue Can Teach Us About Drug Legalization|Vedran Vuk|August 2008}}
* {{md|5425|Legalize It|Stefano R. Mugnaini|July 2011}}
* [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/07/drug-war-six-acts The Drug War in Six Acts] by Ben Wallace-Wells, July 2009
* [http://mises.ca/posts/blog/prohibition-in-ontario-a-brief-history-current-analysis/ Prohibition in Ontario: A Brief History & Current Analysis] by Caleb McMillan, August 2013
* {{wplink}}

{{See also|The Economics of Prohibition}}

[[Category:Concepts]]
[[Category:Interventions]]

Drug prohibition

2013-08-31T06:37:02Z

JustinBaugh: Added video link (misesmedia YouTube Channel) to lecture given by Mark Thornton on the economics of the drug war.

'''Drug prohibition''' is the attempt to prevent drug use by means of [[law]].{{Fact|Is there a better definition anywhere? This one is created ad hoc.}}

{{See also|Drug legalization}}



==Links==
* {{md|5427|Why Legalize Now?|Mark Thornton|July 2011}}
* [https://mises.org/journals/scholar/thornton3.pdf Prohibition vs. Legalization: Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Drug Policy?] (pdf) by Mark Thornton, 2002
* {{md|6412|Obama on Drugs|Mark Thornton|April 2013}}
* {{md|6418|Is Pot too Potent to Legalize?|Mark Thornton|April 2013}}
* {{md|6388|Nullify the War on Drugs|Mark Thornton|March 2013}}
* {{md|4842|Prop. 19 Goes up in Smoke|Mark Thornton|November 2010}}
* {{md|6272|US Gone to Pot, but Not Completely|Mark Thornton|November 2012}}
* {{md|4971|What Explains Crystal Meth?|Mark Thornton|January 2011}}
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIlOHfEEorg The Economics of the Drug War] by Mark Thornton, Video Lecture, August 2012
* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/2002/07/walter-block/new-thoughts-on-drug-prohibition/ The Libertarian Case For Drug Prohibition] by Walter Block, July 2002
* [http://www.walterblock.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/drug_prohibition.pdf Drug Prohibition: A Legal and Economic Analysis] (pdf) by Walter Block, 1993
* {{md|3051|What Motley Crue Can Teach Us About Drug Legalization|Vedran Vuk|August 2008}}
* {{md|5425|Legalize It|Stefano R. Mugnaini|July 2011}}
* [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/07/drug-war-six-acts The Drug War in Six Acts] by Ben Wallace-Wells, July 2009
* [http://mises.ca/posts/blog/prohibition-in-ontario-a-brief-history-current-analysis/ Prohibition in Ontario: A Brief History & Current Analysis] by Caleb McMillan, August 2013
* {{wplink}}

{{See also|The Economics of Prohibition}}

[[Category:Concepts]]
[[Category:Interventions]]

User:JustinBaugh

2013-08-31T06:11:48Z

JustinBaugh: Added new authors and book titles to "Personal Library" section.

''They taught me that life is constant fear. I taught myself not to carry such burdens.''

People sometimes look to leaders for a definition of their role in the society they live in. While I agree that approval is sometimes necessary for the actions of individuals in a family or small community environment I can find no satisfactory reason that this kind of socialist mindset in a society made up of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of families and individuals is necessary or wise. Especially when that society depends on the division and specialization of labor that stems from capitalism to provide the goods and services that sustain their lives on a daily basis. An individual seeking approval from those they see as above them is, at best, unhealthy. A paternalistic society is one of children seeking recognition for the deeds they do; chaotic and dependent on the "go-ahead" from some eminent figure or table of men that seem to be running things. Nothing could be further from natural.

==About==

''Relatively'' young reader of [[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[Murray Rothbard]].

[[Ron Paul]] is my main influence in using logic and reason to overcome my public school indoctrination.

==Main Areas of Interest==

*Banking
**Centralized
**Fractional-reserve
**Private
*United States History
*Libertarian Thought
*Socialism
*Law enforcement
*Military

==Personal Library==

'''Ludwig von Mises'''
::''Human Action''
::''The Theory of Money and Credit''
::''Socialism''
::''Theory and History''
::''Omnipotent Government''
::''Bureaucracy''
::''Interventionism''
::''Liberalism''
::''Profit and Loss''

'''Murray Rothbard'''
::''Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market
::''America's Great Depression
::''Conceived in Liberty
::''What Has Government Done to Our Money
::''Anatomy of the State''
::''Making Economic Sense''
::''Strictly Confidential'' Edited by David Gordon

'''Ron Paul'''
::''Liberty Defined''
::''The Case for Gold''
::''End the Fed''
::''The Revolution''
::''Pillars of Prosperity''

'''Judge Andrew Napolitano'''
::''Lies the Government Told You''

'''H. L. Mencken'''
::''Notes on Democracy''

'''Thomas E. Woods. Jr.'''
::''The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History''

'''G. Edward Griffin'''
::''The Creature from Jekyll Island''

'''Carl Menger'''
::''Principles of Economics''

'''Frederic Bastiat'''
::''The Bastiat Collection''

'''Henry Hazlitt'''
::''Economics in One Lesson''
::''The Failure of the "New Economics"''
::''Man vs. The Welfare State''

'''F. A. Hayek'''
::''The Road to Serfdom''
::''The Constitution of Liberty''
::''Hayek on Hayek''
::''The Fortunes of Liberalism''

'''Garet Garrett'''
::''The Driver''

'''Jeffrey Tucker'''
::''Bourbon for Breakfast''
::''It's A Jetsons World''

'''Douglas E. French'''
::''Walk Away''

'''David A. Stockman'''
::''The Great Deformation''

'''Adam Fergusson'''
::''When Money Dies''

----

<blockquote>It has been asserted that the physiological needs of all men are of the same kind and that this equality provides a standard for the measurement of the degree of their objective satisfaction. In expressing such opinions and in recommending the use of such criteria to guide the government's policy, one proposes to deal with men as the breeder deals with his cattle. But the reformers fail to realize that there is no universal principle of alimentation valid for all men. Which one of the various principles one chooses depends entirely on the aims one wants to attain. The cattle breeder does not feed his cows in order to make them happy, but in order to attain the ends which he has assigned to them in his own plans. He may prefer more milk or more meat or something else. What type of man do the man breeders want to rear--athletes or mathematicians? Warriors or factory hands? He who would make man the material of a purposeful system of breeding and feeding would arrogate to himself despotic powers and would use his fellow citizens as means for the attainment of his own ends, which differ from those they themselves are aiming at. -- Ludwig von Mises, Human Action, pp. 243-244. </blockquote>

Ron Paul

2013-03-29T21:46:54Z

JustinBaugh: Added "The Ron Paul File on LewRockwell.com" to "See Also" section.

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|birth_place=[[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]
|state=[[Texas]]
|district=[[Texas's 14th congressional district|14th]]
|term_start=January 3, 1997
|preceded=[[Greg Laughlin]]
|state2=[[Texas]]
|district2=[[Texas's 22nd congressional district|22nd]]
|term_start2=January 3, 1979
|term_end2=January 3, 1985
|preceded2=[[Robert Gammage]]
|succeeded2=[[Tom DeLay]]
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|term_end3=January 3, 1977
|preceded3=[[Robert R. Casey]]
|succeeded3=[[Robert Gammage]]
|party=Republican (1976–1988) Libertarian (1988 Presidential Election) Republican (1988–present)
|spouse=Carolyn "Carol" Paul
|children=Ronald "Ronnie" Paul, Jr. Lori Paul Pyeatt [[Rand Paul|Randal "Rand" Paul]] Robert Paul Joy Paul-LeBlanc
|alma_mater=[[Gettysburg College]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]]) [[Duke University]] ([[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]])
|profession=[[Physician]], [[Politician]]
|residence= [[Lake Jackson, Texas|Lake Jackson]], Texas
|religion= [[Christian]] ([[Baptist]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pewforum.org/religion08/profile.php?CandidateID=15|work=Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: Religion & Politics '08|title=Ron Paul Background|publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]|date=September 2007|accessdate=2007-10-21}}</ref>
|website=[http://www.house.gov/paul/ U.S. House of Representatives Office of Ron Paul]
|signature=Ron Paul signature.svg
|branch=[[United States Air Force]] [[United States Air National Guard]]
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'''Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul''' (born August 20, 1935) is an [[United States|American]] physician and was a 12-term Congressman from [[Texas]]. He is President of the [http://http://www.the-free-foundation.org FREE Foundation], Distinguished Counsellor to the [[Mises Institute]]—which he helped [[Lew Rockwell]] found—and the author of eight books. He is continuing his work for peace, liberty, sound money, and Austrian economics.

==Life==
"Ron" Paul was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Congressman|Congressman]] for the [[Texas's 14th congressional district|14th congressional district]] of [[Texas]]. Paul was a member of the [[Liberty Caucus]] of Republican congressmen which aims to [[limited government|limit the size and scope of the federal government]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/eric_margolis/2009/07/05/10029916-sun.html|title=Doc offers cure for GOP|author=Eric Margolis|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref> and served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Financial Services, where he has been an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policy. He has gained prominence for his [[libertarian]] positions on many political issues, often clashing with both Republican and Democratic Party leaders.

Paul was a candidate for the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012|Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2012]]. He has run for President twice previously, first in 1988 as the nominee of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] and again in 2008 as a candidate for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nomination.

== Political Positions ==
Paul has been described as [[conservative (U.S.)|conservative]], [[Constitutionalist]], and [[libertarian]].<ref name=ny>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/magazine/22Paul-t.html?ei=5124&en=22ee37525a9fc4f5&ex=1343016000&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all|title=The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul|author=Caldwell, Christopher|work=[[New York Times Magazine]]|date=2007-07-22|accessdate=2007-07-23}}</ref> His nickname "[[Dr. No]]"<ref name=no>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/2001-10-01/feature7.php|title=Dr. No|author=Gwynne, Sam C.|date=2001-10-01|accessdate=2007-10-23|work=[[Texas Monthly]]}}</ref> reflects both his medical degree and his insistence that he will "never vote for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."<ref name=2008bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071023173254/http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/|archivedate=2007-10-23|title=About Ron Paul|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|year=2007|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> One scoring method published in the ''[[American Journal of Political Science]]''<ref>{{cite journal|title=Estimating a Basic Space From A Set of Issue Scales|journal=[[American Journal of Political Science]]|volume=42|date=July 1998|pages=954–993|url=http://voteview.com/basic.htm|author=Poole, Keith T.|accessdate=2008-05-04|doi=10.2307/2991737|jstor=2991737|issue=3}}</ref> found Paul the most conservative of all 3,320 members of Congress from 1937 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voteview.com/Is_John_Kerry_A_Liberal.htm|author=Poole, Keith T.|publisher=VoteView|title=Is John Kerry A Liberal?|date=2004-10-13|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> Paul's foreign policy of nonintervention<ref>{{cite news|title=Patriotism|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul388.html|work=[[Congressional Record]]|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|author=Paul, Ron|date=2007-05-22|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> made him the only 2008 Republican presidential candidate to have voted against the [[Iraq War Resolution]] in 2002. He advocates [[American Sovereignty Restoration Act|withdrawal]] from the [[United Nations]], and from the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]], for reasons of maintaining strong national sovereignty.<ref>Ron Paul, [http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul500.html Opportunities for Peace and Nonintervention], [[LewRockwell.com]], January 6, 2009.</ref> He supports [[free trade]], rejecting membership in the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA) and the [[World Trade Organization]] as "managed trade". He supports tighter border security and opposes welfare for illegal aliens, birthright citizenship and [[amnesty]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com/html/bordersecurity.html|title=Issue: Border Security and Immigration Reform|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|author=Paul, Ron|accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref> he voted for the [[Secure Fence Act of 2006]]. He voted for the [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists]] in response to the [[September 11, 2001, attacks]], but suggested war alternatives such as authorizing the president to grant [[Letters of Marque and Reprisal]] targeting specific [[terrorist]]s.

Paul adheres deeply to [[Austrian school]] economics; he has authored six books on the subject, and displays pictures of Austrian school economists [[Friedrich Hayek]], [[Murray Rothbard]], and [[Ludwig von Mises]] (as well as of [[Grover Cleveland]])<ref name=will>{{cite news|title=A Cheerful Anachronism|url=http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=177422&Disp=41&Trace=on|authorlink=George Will|last=Will|first=George F|date=2007-02-18|accessdate=2008-03-17|work=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> on his office wall. He regularly votes against almost all proposals for new government spending, initiatives, or taxes;<ref name=saynot>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/08/AR2006070800966_2.html|title=Congressman Paul's Legislative Strategy? He'd Rather Say Not|author=Copeland, Libby|date=2006-07-09|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> he cast two thirds of all the lone negative votes in the House during a 1995–1997 period.<ref name=no/> He has pledged never to raise taxes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atr.org/content/html/2007/april/042407pr-ronpaul_pledge.html|title=Rep. Ron Paul Signs Presidential Taxpayer Protection Pledge|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=Americans for Tax Freedom|author=Kartch, John|date=2007-04-24 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071011150929/http://atr.org/content/html/2007/april/042407pr-ronpaul_pledge.html |archivedate = October 11, 2007}}</ref> and states he has never voted to approve a [[budget deficit]]. Paul believes that the country could abolish the individual income tax by scaling back federal spending to its fiscal year 2000 levels;<ref name=endirs>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr013003c.htm|title=End the Income Tax — Pass the Liberty Amendment|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|work=[[Congressional Record]]|author=Paul, Ron|date=2003-01-30|accessdate=2008-03-08| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080301111946/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr013003c.htm| archivedate = March 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiwarpresident.com/ronpaul/Ron-Paul-less-government-abolish-IRS.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070705203920/http://www.antiwarpresident.com/ronpaul/Ron-Paul-less-government-abolish-IRS.html|archivedate=2007-07-05|title=Paul Want Less Government, Less Taxes, and Abolish IRS|date=2007-09-13|publisher=Antiwar President|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> financing government operations would primarily come through the [[corporate income tax in the United States|corporate income tax]], [[excise taxes (U.S.)|excise taxes]] and [[tariff]]s. He supports eliminating most [[Government agencies#Government agencies in the United States|federal government agencies]], calling them unnecessary [[bureaucracies]]. Paul also believes the longterm erosion of the U.S. dollar's purchasing power through [[inflation]] is attributable to its lack of any commodity backing. However, Paul does not support a complete return to a gold standard, instead preferring to legitimize gold and silver as [[legal tender]] and to remove the sales tax on them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ron Paul in New Hampshire|date=2007-06-05|format=[[YouTube]]|url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=RKQmYfY3R7c}}</ref> He also advocates gradual elimination of the [[Federal Reserve System]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Paul, Ron|date=2007-09-11|accessdate=2007-10-23|title=Question and Answer session following Keynote speech at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies forum "Foreign Policy: A View from a Presidential Candidate"|url=http://ronpaulaudio.com/rpaudio/RonPaulatJohnsHopkinsSchoolofInternationalStudiesSAIS091107.m3u|publisher=Ron Paul Audio}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Paul supports [[constitutional rights]], such as the [[right to arms|right to keep and bear arms]], and ''[[habeas corpus]]'' for political detainees. He opposes the [[Patriot Act]], federal use of [[Torture in the United States|torture]], [[presidential autonomy]], a [[REAL ID Act|national ID card]], [[warrantless wiretapping|domestic surveillance]], and [[Conscription in the United States|the draft]]. Citing the [[Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Tenth Amendments]], Paul advocates [[states' rights]] to decide how to regulate social matters not directly found in the Constitution. Paul calls himself "strongly pro-life",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr102799.htm|work=[[Congressional Record]]|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|date=1999-10-27|accessdate=2007-09-27|title=Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999|author=Paul, Ron| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070908011246/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr102799.htm| archivedate = September 8, 2007}}</ref> "an unshakable foe of abortion",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071024143701/http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/|archivedate=2007-10-24|title=Life and Liberty|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|accessdate=2007-10-23|year=2007}}</ref> and believes regulation or ban<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst013006.htm|title=Federalizing Social Policy|author=Paul, Ron|date=2006-01-31|accessdate=2008-01-04|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|work=[[Congressional Record]]| |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071229014649/http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst013006.htm |archivedate = December 29, 2007}}</ref> on medical decisions about maternal or fetal health is "best handled at the state level".<ref name=americanview/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56526|work=Election 2008 Q&A|title=Paul says merger plans must be derailed: 'You cannot amend the Constitution with a treaty'|publisher=[[WorldNetDaily]]|date=2007-07-10|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> He says his years as an obstetrician led him to believe life begins at [[conception (biology)|conception]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.teamliberty.net/id447.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071018022258/http://www.teamliberty.net/id447.html|archivedate=2007-10-18|title=An Interview with Presidential Candidate Congressman Ron Paul|work=Muckraker Report|publisher=Team Liberty|author=Murtagh, Joseph|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-09-27}}</ref> his pro-life legislation, like the [[Sanctity of Life Act]], is intended to negate ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and to get "the federal government completely out of the business of regulating state matters."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Who+had+the+right+to+rule%3F+Accusations+about+the+abuses+of...-a0132162835|title=Who had the right to rule?|publisher=American Opinion Publishing, Inc|work=[[New American]]|author=Eddlem, Thomas R.|date=2005-05-02|accessdate=2007-10-05}}</ref> Paul also believes that the federal government has no constitutional authority to interfere in the religious affairs of its citizens or of the several states: "In case after case, the Supreme Court has used the infamous '[[Separation of Church and State|separation of church and state']] metaphor to uphold court decisions that allow the federal government to intrude upon and deprive citizens of their religious liberty."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr040203b.htm|title=Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk}}</ref>

He opposes federal regulation of the [[Capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]],<ref name=americanview>{{cite web|url=http://theamericanview.com/index.php?id=916|author=Lofton, John|title=Excerpts From Our Exclusive Ron Paul Interview|date=August 2007|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=American View}}</ref> of education,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Ron_Paul_Education.htm|title=Ron Paul on Education: Republican Representative (TX-14)|publisher=On the Issues|accessdate=2007-10-23|date=2007-09-01}}</ref> and of marriage, and supports revising the military's "[[don't ask, don't tell]]" policy to focus on disruptive sexual behavior (whether [[heterosexual]] or [[homosexual]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/05/se.01.html|title=Transcript of June 5 "CNN/WMUR/''New Hampshire Union Leader''" Republican presidential debate|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2008-11-14|date=2007-06-05|author=Paul, Ron}}</ref> As a [[free-market environmentalist]], he asserts private [[property rights]] in relation to environmental protection and pollution prevention. He also opposes the federal [[War on Drugs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst051704.htm|title=The War on Drugs is a War on Doctors|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|date=2004-04-17|accessdate=2008-11-14|work=[[Congressional Record]]| |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080802163713/http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst051704.htm |archivedate = August 2, 2008}}</ref> and thinks the states should decide whether to regulate or deregulate drugs such as [[Medical marijuana in the United States|medical marijuana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:HR02592|title=H.R. 2592|date=2001-07-23|publisher=Library of Congress|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> Paul pushes to eliminate federal involvement in and management of [[Health care in the United States|health care]], which he argues would allow prices to drop due to the fundamental dynamics of a free market.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul, Ron|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul175.html|title=Free market Medicine|publisher=LewRockwell.com|date=2004-05-05|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> He is an outspoken proponent for increased [[ballot access]] for 3rd party candidates and numerous election law reforms which he believes would allow more voter control.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2004/cr071504.htm|title=End the Two-Party Monopoly!|publisher=House of Representatives|work=[[Congressional Record]]|date=2004-07-15|accessdate=2007-10-23|last=Paul|first=Ron |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930110358/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2004/cr071504.htm |archivedate = September 30, 2007}}</ref>
Ron Paul has also stated that “The government shouldn't be in the medical business." He is also opposed to government flu inoculation programs.<ref>Malcolm, Arthur (2009-04-30) [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/04/ron-paul-swine-flu-federal-government.html "Ron Paul pooh-poohs swine flu; yet another grab for more Fed control!"], LA Times blogs. Retrieved on 2009-10-7.</ref>

Paul takes a critical view of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], arguing that it was unconstitutional and did not improve race relations.<ref name="cr1964">{{cite web|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul188.html|title=The Trouble With Forced Integration by Ron Paul|accessdate=May 24, 2010}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*''[[Gold, Peace, and Prosperity]]'' [http://mises.org/books/goldpeace.pdf (PDF)] (1981, 2011)
*''[[The Case for Gold]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/Case%20for%20Gold.pdf (PDF)] (1983, 2011)
*''[[Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/Mises%20and%20Austrian%20Economics%20A%20Personal%20View.pdf (PDF)] (1984, 2008)
*''[[Freedom Under Siege]]'' [http://mises.org/books/freedomsiege.pdf (PDF)] (1987, 2007)
*''[[A Foreign Policy of Freedom]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/A%20Foreign%20Policy%20of%20Freedom.pdf (PDF)] (2007)
*''[[Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property]]'' [http://mises.org/books/prosperity.pdf (PDF)] (2008)
*''[[The Revolution: A Manifesto]]'' (2009)
*''[[End the Fed]]'' (2009)
*''[[Liberty Defined]]'' (2011)
*''[[Pursue the Cause of Liberty: A Farewell to Congress]]'' [http://library.mises.org//books/Ron%20Paul/Pursue%20the%20Cause%20of%20Liberty%20A%20Farewell%20to%20Congress_Vol_4.pdf (PDF)] (2012)

==See Also==
* ''[http://www.amazon.com/Ron-Pauls-rEVOLution-Movement-Inspired/dp/0062114794 Ron Paul's Revolution (Amazon)]'' by Brian Doherty (2012)
* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/ The Ron Paul File on LewRockwell.com]

==References==
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==Links==
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* {{cb|2012/04/paul-vs-paul-the-video/|Paul vs. Paul: the Video|Daniel J. Sanchez|April 2012}}

* Ron Paul at [[Mises Institute|Mises.org]]
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=author&ID=392 Media archive]
** [http://mises.org/literature.aspx?action=author&Id=392 Literature archive]
** [http://mises.org/articles.aspx?AuthorId=392 Daily Article archive]

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* [http://paul.house.gov/ U.S. House of Representatives Office of Ron Paul]
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*[http://ronpaul2012.com RonPaul2012.com] Official site
*[http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/350/ NOW on PBS "Ron Paul and Internet Politics"]. Also, a [http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/435/Ron-Paul.html September 2008 NOW on PBS interview with Ron Paul]
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/primaries/candidates/paul.html PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer — Vote 2008: Ron Paul]
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Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property

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JustinBaugh:

'''''Pillars of Prosperity''''', published in 2008, is a collection of Congressional speeches, bill proposals, committee discussions, and exchanges with various government and banking officials that Dr. [[Ron Paul]] has given or taken part in during his time, from 1976 to 2012, in the [[United States Congress]].

==About==
Dr. Paul's Congressional record is flawless. He never voted for a bill that was in conflict with the Constitution and he never passed up a chance to grill the [[Chairman of the Federal Reserve]] (whenever they would give him a chance that is). This book shows the depth of character and courageous strength that Dr. Paul kept throughout his time in Washington.

[[Robert P. Murphy]], in the preface to the book, states:

<blockquote>The core of the book concerns Dr. Paul’s strong support for honest money. (It was, after all, Nixon’s closing of the gold window that prompted Dr. Paul to run for office in the first place.) There are also entire sections on trade, international organizations such as the [[IMF]] and [[WTO]], and a section outlining Dr. Paul’s attempts to protect [[Social Security]] from the big spenders in D.C. The collection also includes a selection of specific tax cuts Dr. Paul has suggested, which shows that—despite his nickname of “Dr. No”—Ron Paul is a real congressman, who brings real bills to the floor for consideration. Most of the selections are straight testimony from Dr. Paul, though a few transcripts of actual floor debate have been included to give the reader a feel for the deliberative body of which Paul is a member. There are numerous exchanges between Ron Paul and [[Alan Greenspan]], as well as an encounter with [[George Soros]] that somehow turns to [[drug legalization]]. And perhaps the most surreal event is the duel between Ron Paul and [[Nancy Pelosi]] (over the constitutionality of the [[Export-Import Bank]]).
Besides the eloquence and wisdom of his remarks, the reader will also be struck by Ron Paul’s consistency over the decades. This makes perfect sense for someone who actually holds principles and makes speeches accordingly. But as we all know, this is rare indeed for a politician.<ref>Preface by [[Robert P. Murphy]] to [http://mises.org/books/prosperity.pdf Pillars of Prosperity] by [[Ron Paul]]</ref></blockquote>

==Links==
*[http://mises.org/books/prosperity.pdf Pillars of Prosperity (PDF)] by [[Ron Paul]].
*[http://archive.mises.org/8572/ron-saw-it-all/ Ron saw it all] by [[Jeffrey Tucker]].
*[https://mises.org/daily/2895/Has-Capitalism-Failed Has Capitalism Failed?] by [[Ron Paul]].
*[https://mises.org/store/Pillars-of-Prosperity-Free-Markets-Honest-Money-Private-Property-P466.aspx Pillars of Prosperity in the Mises Institute Store]

==Contents==
*PREFACE BY ROBERT P. MURPHY
*FOREWORD BY LLEWELLYN H. ROCKWELL, JR.
:*PART 1—THE ECONOMICS OF A FREE SOCIETY
:::Current Political Philosophies’ Errors to Result in Political and Economic Crisis
:::Challenge to America: A Current Assessment of Our Republic
:::Has Capitalism Failed?
:*PART 2—MISES AND AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS: A PERSONAL VIEW
:*PART 3—REFORMING SOCIAL SECURITY
:::Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 1999
:::Social Security Tax Relief Act
:::Social Security Preservation Act
:::Social Security for American Citizens Only!
:*PART 4—GIVING MONEY BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS
:::The Agriculture Education Freedom Act
:::The Family Health Tax Cut Act
:::The Public Safety Tax Cut Act
:::End the Income Tax—Pass the Liberty Amendment
:::Teacher Tax Cut Act
:::The Family Education Freedom Act
:::The False Tax Cut Debate
:::Police Security Protection Act
:*PART 5—MONEY AND BANKING: GOLD VERSUS FIAT
:::To Provide for Amendment of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act, and for Other Purposes
:::Inflation—The Overriding Concern of All Americans
:::Curtailing the Discretionary Powers of the Federal Reserve
:::Print 3 Million and Take 1 Million for Yourself
:::Gold Prices Soar; Dollar Declines
:::Government Should Stop Destroying Value of the Dollar
:::Increased Money Supply Cause of Inflation
:::The Recent Strength of the Dollar and Inflation
:::Inflation is Caused by Government
:::Debasement
:::Congressional Inflation
:::Gold versus Paper
:::Five Myths of the Gold Standard
:::Audit of the Federal Reserve
:::High Interest Rates
:::At the Brink
:::The Folly of Current Monetary Policy
:::Back Into the Woods
:::Conduct of Monetary Policy, March 5, 1997
:::Federal Reserve has Monopoly over Money and Credit in United States
:::Conduct of Monetary Policy, July 22, 1997
:::East Asian Economic Conditions
:::Conduct of Monetary Policy, February 24, 1998
:::The Bubble
:::International Economic Turmoil
:::Revamping the Monetary System
:::Congress Ignores its Constitutional Responsibility Regarding Monetary Policy
:::Warning about Foreign Policy and Monetary Policy
:::Economic Update
:::The Economy
:::The U.S. Dollar and the World Economy
:::The Foolishness of Fiat
:::Gold and the Dollar
:::Hard Questions for Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan
:::Bring Back Honest Money
:::Paper Money and Tyranny
:::Reject Taxpayer Bank Bailouts
:::The End of Dollar Hegemony
:::What the Price of Gold is Telling Us
:::Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy
:::Chinese Currency
:::Financial Services Paulson Hearing
:*PART 6—FREE TRADE: REAL VERSUS PHONY
:::Our Soaring Trade Deficit Cannot Be Ignored
:::Ron Paul Amendment to Cut Corporate Welfare
:::What is Free Trade?
:::The Dollar and Our Current Account Deficit
:::International Trade
:::PNTR
:::The Export-Import Reauthorization Act
:::Opposing Unconstitutional “Trade Promotion Authority”
:::Steel Protectionism
:::Export-Import Bank is Corporate Welfare
:::Don’t Antagonize Our Trading Partners
:::The United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act
:*PART 7—INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
:::Dissenting Views on H.R. 7244
:::Big Bankers Get Their Bailout The Mexican Bailout
:::Reaffirming Commitment of United States to Principles of the Marshall Plan
:::Calling for the United States to Withdraw from the World Trade Organization
:::U.S. Membership in the World Trade Organization
:::New China Policy
:::Ending U.S. Membership in the IMF
:::Wasteful Foreign Aid to Colombia
:::Opposing Taxpayer Funding of Multinational Development Banks
:::Why Does the IMF Prohibit Gold-Backed Currency for its Member States?
:::The Myth of War Prosperity
:::Opposing Trade Sanctions against Syria
:::Reject the Millennium Challenge Act
:::Providing for the Establishment of a Commission in the House of Representatives to Assist Parliaments in Emerging Democracies
:::Opposing Statement to Committee on Financial Services World Bank Hearing
:::Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act
:::Iran Sanctions Enabling Act
:*PART 8—HOW GOVERNMENT DISTORTS THE HOUSING MARKET
:::Debate on the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997
:::Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Subsidies Distort the Housing Market
:::The American Dream Downpayment Act
:::Reforming the Government Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)
:::Mortgage Industry Has Its Roots in the Federal Reserve’s Inflationary Monetary Policy
:*PART 9—SPENDING, TAXES, AND REGULATIONS
:::The Chrysler Bailout
:::The Balanced Budget Amendment
:::Authorizing President to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Mother Teresa
:::The Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
:::The National Right to Work Act
:::Authorizing President to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks
:::OSHA Home Office Regulations
:::Minimum Wage Increase Act
:::Awarding Gold Medal to Former President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan in Recognition of Service to Nation
:::Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 2000
:::The Wage Act
:::Truth in Employment Act
:::Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001
:::Terrorism Reinsurance Legislation
:::The Collapse of Enron
:::Television Consumer Freedom Act
:::The Shrimp Importation Financing Fairness Act
:::Oppose the Federal Welfare State
:::Oppose the Spendthrift 2005 Federal Budget Resolution
:::A Token Attempt to Reduce Government Spending
:::Praising Private Space Exploration
:::Government Spending—A Tax on the Middle Class
:::Raising the Debt Limit: A Disgrace
:::Repeal Sarbanes-Oxley!
:::The Republication Congress Wastes Billions Overseas
:::So-Called “Deficit Reduction Act”
:::What Congress Can Do About Soaring Gas Prices
:::Executive Compensation
:*GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
:*INDEX

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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2013-03-29T06:16:15Z

JustinBaugh: Created page with "'''''Pillars of Prosperity''''', published in 2008, is a collection of Congressional speeches, bill proposals, committee discussions, and exchanges with various government and..."

'''''Pillars of Prosperity''''', published in 2008, is a collection of Congressional speeches, bill proposals, committee discussions, and exchanges with various government and banking officials that Dr. [[Ron Paul]] has given or taken part in during his time, from 1976 to 2012, in the [[United States Congress]].

==About==
Dr. Paul's Congressional record is flawless. He never voted for a bill that was in conflict with the Constitution and he never passed up a chance to grill the [[Chairman of the Federal Reserve]] (whenever they would give him a chance that is). This book shows the depth of character and courageous strength that Dr. Paul kept throughout his time in Washington.

[[Robert P. Murphy]], in the preface to the book, states:

<blockquote>The core of the book concerns Dr. Paul’s strong support for honest money. (It was, after all, Nixon’s closing of the gold window that prompted Dr. Paul to run for office in the first place.) There are also entire sections on trade, international organizations such as the [[IMF]] and [[WTO]], and a section outlining Dr. Paul’s attempts to protect [[Social Security]] from the big spenders in D.C. The collection also includes a selection of specific tax cuts Dr. Paul has suggested, which shows that—despite his nickname of “Dr. No”—Ron Paul is a real congressman, who brings real bills to the floor for consideration. Most of the selections are straight testimony from Dr. Paul, though a few transcripts of actual floor debate have been included to give the reader a feel for the deliberative body of which Paul is a member. There are numerous exchanges between Ron Paul and [[Alan Greenspan]], as well as an encounter with [[George Soros]] that somehow turns to [[drug legalization]]. And perhaps the most surreal event is the duel between Ron Paul and [[Nancy Pelosi]] (over the constitutionality of the [[Export-Import Bank]]).
Besides the eloquence and wisdom of his remarks, the reader will also be struck by Ron Paul’s consistency over the decades. This makes perfect sense for someone who actually holds principles and makes speeches accordingly. But as we all know, this is rare indeed for a politician.<ref>Preface by [[Robert P. Murphy]] to [http://mises.org/books/prosperity.pdf Pillars of Prosperity] by [[Ron Paul]]</ref></blockquote>

==Links==
*[http://mises.org/books/prosperity.pdf Pillars of Prosperity (PDF)] by [[Ron Paul]].
*[http://archive.mises.org/8572/ron-saw-it-all/ Ron saw it all] by [[Jeffrey Tucker]].
*[https://mises.org/daily/2895/Has-Capitalism-Failed Has Capitalism Failed?] by [[Ron Paul]].
*[https://mises.org/store/Pillars-of-Prosperity-Free-Markets-Honest-Money-Private-Property-P466.aspx Pillars of Prosperity in the Mises Institute Store]

==Contents==
*PREFACE BY ROBERT P. MURPHY
*FOREWORD BY LLEWELLYN H. ROCKWELL, JR.
:*PART 1—THE ECONOMICS OF A FREE SOCIETY
:::Current Political Philosophies’ Errors to Result in Political and Economic Crisis
:::Challenge to America: A Current Assessment of Our Republic
:::Has Capitalism Failed?
:*PART 2—MISES AND AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS: A PERSONAL VIEW
:*PART 3—REFORMING SOCIAL SECURITY
:::Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 1999
:::Social Security Tax Relief Act
:::Social Security Preservation Act
:::Social Security for American Citizens Only!
:*PART 4—GIVING MONEY BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS
:::The Agriculture Education Freedom Act
:::The Family Health Tax Cut Act
:::The Public Safety Tax Cut Act
:::End the Income Tax—Pass the Liberty Amendment
:::Teacher Tax Cut Act
:::The Family Education Freedom Act
:::The False Tax Cut Debate
:::Police Security Protection Act
:*PART 5—MONEY AND BANKING: GOLD VERSUS FIAT
:::To Provide for Amendment of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act, and for Other Purposes
:::Inflation—The Overriding Concern of All Americans
:::Curtailing the Discretionary Powers of the Federal Reserve
:::Print 3 Million and Take 1 Million for Yourself
:::Gold Prices Soar; Dollar Declines
:::Government Should Stop Destroying Value of the Dollar
:::Increased Money Supply Cause of Inflation
:::The Recent Strength of the Dollar and Inflation
:::Inflation is Caused by Government
:::Debasement
:::Congressional Inflation
:::Gold versus Paper
:::Five Myths of the Gold Standard
:::Audit of the Federal Reserve
:::High Interest Rates
:::At the Brink
:::The Folly of Current Monetary Policy
:::Back Into the Woods
:::Conduct of Monetary Policy, March 5, 1997
:::Federal Reserve has Monopoly over Money and Credit in United States
:::Conduct of Monetary Policy, July 22, 1997
:::East Asian Economic Conditions
:::Conduct of Monetary Policy, February 24, 1998
:::The Bubble
:::International Economic Turmoil
:::Revamping the Monetary System
:::Congress Ignores its Constitutional Responsibility Regarding Monetary Policy
:::Warning about Foreign Policy and Monetary Policy
:::Economic Update
:::The Economy
:::The U.S. Dollar and the World Economy
:::The Foolishness of Fiat
:::Gold and the Dollar
:::Hard Questions for Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan
:::Bring Back Honest Money
:::Paper Money and Tyranny
:::Reject Taxpayer Bank Bailouts
:::The End of Dollar Hegemony
:::What the Price of Gold is Telling Us
:::Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy
:::Chinese Currency
:::Financial Services Paulson Hearing
:*PART 6—FREE TRADE: REAL VERSUS PHONY
:::Our Soaring Trade Deficit Cannot Be Ignored
:::Ron Paul Amendment to Cut Corporate Welfare
:::What is Free Trade?
:::The Dollar and Our Current Account Deficit
:::International Trade
:::PNTR
:::The Export-Import Reauthorization Act
:::Opposing Unconstitutional “Trade Promotion Authority”
:::Steel Protectionism
:::Export-Import Bank is Corporate Welfare
:::Don’t Antagonize Our Trading Partners
:::The United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act
:*PART 7—INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
:::Dissenting Views on H.R. 7244
:::Big Bankers Get Their Bailout The Mexican Bailout
:::Reaffirming Commitment of United States to Principles of the Marshall Plan
:::Calling for the United States to Withdraw from the World Trade Organization
:::U.S. Membership in the World Trade Organization
:::New China Policy
:::Ending U.S. Membership in the IMF
:::Wasteful Foreign Aid to Colombia
:::Opposing Taxpayer Funding of Multinational Development Banks
:::Why Does the IMF Prohibit Gold-Backed Currency for its Member States?
:::The Myth of War Prosperity
:::Opposing Trade Sanctions against Syria
:::Reject the Millennium Challenge Act
:::Providing for the Establishment of a Commission in the House of Representatives to Assist Parliaments in Emerging Democracies
:::Opposing Statement to Committee on Financial Services World Bank Hearing
:::Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act
:::Iran Sanctions Enabling Act
:*PART 8—HOW GOVERNMENT DISTORTS THE HOUSING MARKET
:::Debate on the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997
:::Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Subsidies Distort the Housing Market
:::The American Dream Downpayment Act
:::Reforming the Government Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)
:::Mortgage Industry Has Its Roots in the Federal Reserve’s Inflationary Monetary Policy
:*PART 9—SPENDING, TAXES, AND REGULATIONS
:::The Chrysler Bailout
:::The Balanced Budget Amendment
:::Authorizing President to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Mother Teresa
:::The Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
:::The National Right to Work Act
:::Authorizing President to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks
:::OSHA Home Office Regulations
:::Minimum Wage Increase Act
:::Awarding Gold Medal to Former President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan in Recognition of Service to Nation
:::Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 2000
:::The Wage Act
:::Truth in Employment Act
:::Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001
:::Terrorism Reinsurance Legislation
:::The Collapse of Enron
:::Television Consumer Freedom Act
:::The Shrimp Importation Financing Fairness Act
:::Oppose the Federal Welfare State
:::Oppose the Spendthrift 2005 Federal Budget Resolution
:::A Token Attempt to Reduce Government
:::Spending
:::Praising Private Space Exploration
:::Government Spending—A Tax on the Middle Class
:::Raising the Debt Limit: A Disgrace
:::Repeal Sarbanes-Oxley!
:::The Republication Congress Wastes Billions Overseas
:::So-Called “Deficit Reduction Act”
:::What Congress Can Do About Soaring Gas Prices
:::Executive Compensation
:*GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
:*INDEX

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:literature]]

End the Fed

2013-03-29T03:22:32Z

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'''''End the Fed''''', published in 2009, is a book written by Dr. [[Ron Paul]] criticizing the actions, even the mere existence of, the [[Federal Reserve]].

==About==
This book contains an examination of the Fed, its policies, and what it has done to the U.S. economy since its inception in [[1913]]. Grounded on the tacit need for reform of the monetary policy of the U.S. federal government, Dr. Paul explains the concept of a truly free market and how the Fed has manipulated and all but destroyed the dollar while simultaneously enabling the endless wars of big government regimes. He lists his own intellectual influences, [[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[Murray Rothbard]] among them, and his passionate belief in a strong, sound economy based on real money (gold, silver, etc.). The book goes into the conversations that Dr. Paul has had in Congress with [[Alan Greenspan]] and [[Ben Bernanke]]. After giving his own reasons to end the Fed, Dr. Paul lays out the economic, constitutional, Libertarian, as well as philosophical cases in such a way that, when the last page has been read, one can only agree that we should: ''End the Fed''.

==Contents==
#Why You Should Care
#The Origin and Nature of the Fed
#My Intellectual Influences
#Central Banks and War
#The Gold Commission
#Conversations with Greenspan
#Conversations with Bernanke
#Congress's Interest in Monetary Policy
#The Current Mess
#Why End the Fed?
#The Philosophical Case
#The Constitutional Case
#The Economic Case
#The Libertarian Case
#The Way Out
::''Suggested Reading''

==Links==
*[https://mises.org/daily/3687 End the Fed] on [[Mises Daily]].
*[https://mises.org/store/End-the-Fed-Collection-P620.aspx End the Fed Collection] at [http://mises.org/store Mises Institute Store].
*{{wplink}}.

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End the Fed

2013-03-29T03:18:16Z

JustinBaugh:

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'''''End the Fed''''', published in 2009, is a book written by Dr. [[Ron Paul]] criticizing the actions, even the mere existence of, the [[Federal Reserve]].

==About==
This book contains an examination of the Fed, its policies, and what it has done to the U.S. economy since its inception in [[1913]]. Grounded on the tacit need for reform of the monetary policy of the U.S. federal government, Dr. Paul explains the concept of a truly free market and how the Fed has manipulated and all but destroyed the dollar while simultaneously enabling the endless wars of big government regimes. He lists his own intellectual influences, [[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[Murray Rothbard]] among them, and his passionate belief in a strong, sound economy based on real money (gold, silver, etc.). The book goes into the conversations that Dr. Paul has had in Congress with [[Alan Greenspan]] and [[Ben Bernanke]]. After giving his own reasons to end the Fed, Dr. Paul lays out the economic, constitutional, Libertarian, as well as philosophical cases in such a way that, when the last page has been read, one can only agree that we should: ''End the Fed''.

==Contents==
#Why You Should Care
#The Origin and Nature of the Fed
#My Intellectual Influences
#Central Banks and War
#The Gold Commission
#Conversations with Greenspan
#Conversations with Bernanke
#Congress's Interest in Monetary Policy
#The Current Mess
#Why End the Fed?
#The Philosophical Case
#The Constitutional Case
#The Economic Case
#The Libertarian Case
#The Way Out
::''Suggested Reading''

==Links==
*[https://mises.org/daily/3687 End the Fed] on [[Mises Daily]].
*[https://mises.org/store/End-the-Fed-Collection-P620.aspx End the Fed Collection] at [http://mises.org/store Mises Institute Store].
*{{wplink}}.

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[[Category:literature]]

End the Fed

2013-03-29T03:15:46Z

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'''''End the Fed''''', published in 2009, is a book written by Dr. [[Ron Paul]] criticizing the actions, even the mere existence of, the [[Federal Reserve]].

==About==
This book contains an examination of the Fed, its policies, and what it has done to the U.S. economy since its inception in [[1913]]. Grounded on the tacit need for reform of the monetary policy of the U.S. federal government, Dr. Paul explains the concept of a truly free market and how the Fed has manipulated and all but destroyed the dollar while simultaneously enabling the endless wars of big government regimes. He lists his own intellectual influences, Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard among them, and his passionate belief in a strong, sound economy based on real money (gold, silver, etc.). The book goes into the conversations that Dr. Paul has had in Congress with [[Alan Greenspan]] and [[Ben Bernanke]]. After giving his own reasons to end the Fed, Dr. Paul lays out the economic, constitutional, Libertarian, as well as philosophical cases in such a way that, when the last page has been read, one can only agree that we should: ''End the Fed''.

==Contents==
#Why You Should Care
#The Origin and Nature of the Fed
#My Intellectual Influences
#Central Banks and War
#The Gold Commission
#Conversations with Greenspan
#Conversations with Bernanke
#Congress's Interest in Monetary Policy
#The Current Mess
#Why End the Fed?
#The Philosophical Case
#The Constitutional Case
#The Economic Case
#The Libertarian Case
#The Way Out
::''Suggested Reading''

==Links==
*[https://mises.org/daily/3687 End the Fed] on [[Mises Daily]].
*[https://mises.org/store/End-the-Fed-Collection-P620.aspx End the Fed Collection] at [http://mises.org/store Mises Institute Store].
*{{wplink}}.

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[[Category:literature]]

Liberty Defined

2013-03-29T01:11:22Z

JustinBaugh: -Cat

{{Redirect-distinguish2|Liberty Defined|the [[Liberty Defined (F. A. Harper)|lecture by F.A. Harper]]}}

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| subject = [[Libertarianism]], [[Political economy]]
| genre = [[Non-fiction]]
| publisher = [[Grand Central Publishing]]
| pub_date = 2011
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'''''Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom''''' is a book by Congressman and author [[Ron Paul]]. The text expounds on the fifty key issues that he feels are most important to Americans, based on the concept of personal liberty.

==See also==
* [[Liberty Defined: Index]]

==Links==
{{store|http://mises.org/store/Liberty-Defined-P10463.aspx|Liberty Defined: 50 Urgent Issues That Affect Our Freedom}}
* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul734.html Introduction] (republished as Mises Daily [http://mises.org/daily/5219/The-Blessed-Institution-Liberty here])
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/145550145X?ie=UTF8&tag=rpcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=145550145X Liberty Defined] at Amazon.com

* Articles, essays and reviews
** [http://mises.org/daily/5186/Its-Time-to-Rethink-Everything "It's Time to Rethink Everything"] by [[Lew Rockwell]], April 2011
** [http://mises.org/daily/5246/The-Practical-Idealist "The Practical Idealist"] by Gary Gibson, May 2011
** [http://reason.com/archives/2011/06/09/ron-pauls-radical-vision "Ron Paul’s Radical Vision"] by [[Brian Doherty]], July 2011
** [http://blog.mises.org/16580/amazon-reviews-of-ron-pauls-liberty-defined/ "Amazon Reviews of Ron Paul’s Liberty Defined"] by [[Jeffrey Tucker]], April 2011

* {{wplink}}

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Liberty Defined

2013-03-29T01:10:01Z

JustinBaugh: +Cat

The Case for Gold

2013-03-29T01:02:22Z

JustinBaugh:

'''''The Case for Gold''''', published in 1982, and a second [[Mises Institute]] edition in 2011, is a minority report of the [[U.S. Gold Commission]] written by Dr. [[Ron Paul]]. The second edition contains a foreword by [[Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.]].

==About==
Dr. Paul, in his foreword, writes:
<blockquote>"...more and more people are asking if a gold standard will end the financial crisis in which we find ourselves. The question is not so much ''if'' it will help or ''if'' we will resort to gold, but ''when''. All great inflations end with the acceptance of real money..."<ref>[http://mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf ''The Case for Gold''], Foreword by [[Ron Paul]] (2011).</ref>
<ref>[http://www.cato.org/case-for-gold The Case for Gold] The Cato Institute (1982)</ref></blockquote>

'''''From the Mises Institute Bookstore Description'''''

:In 1982, Ron Paul served on the U.S. Gold Commission to evaluate the role of gold in the monetary system. In fact, the Commission was his idea. It was carrying forth a promise made in the [[Republican]] platform. Back then, Republicans at least made noises about favoring a [[Gold standard]] based on a gold dollar.

:Ron couldn't pick the members, so from the beginning, the deck was stacked. The majority was dominated by monetarists, who saw gold as too scarce and paper as just fine. Ron Paul's team was ready, however, with this marvelous minority report.

:Rarely has a dissent on a government commission done so much good!

:The result was ''The Case for Gold'', and it was the greatest result of the commission. It covers the history of gold in the United States, explains that its breakdown was caused by governments, and explains the merit of having sound money: prices reflect market realities, government stays in check, and the people retain their freedom. The recommendations include re-establishing a gold standard and a gold dollar in addition to permitting monetary competition and the private production of moneys.

:The scholarship and rigor impressed even the critics of the minority. Ron and Lewis Lehrman worked with a team of economists that included [[Murray Rothbard]], so it is hardly surprising that such a book would result.

:It still holds up as an excellent blueprint for moving beyond paper money and into the age of [[sound money]]. In particular, Ron favors complete monetary freedom to use any commodity as money, to make contracts in any money, and an end to the monopolization and printing power of the [[Federal Reserve]].

:There is a strong piece of history in this book. Not since the 19th century has a political figure made such a sweeping and devastating case for radical monetary reform. This congressman ran circles around even the experts at the Fed. A dazzling performance indeed, and an inspiring and learned book. This remains the best possible case for a gold dollar and monetary freedom in print in our times.<ref>[https://mises.org/store/Case-for-Gold-Pocket-Edition-P10451.aspx ''The Case for Gold''] in the [https://mises.org/store/ Mises Institute Store].</ref>

==Contents==
::''Foreword to the Second Edition''
::''Foreword''
::''Introduction''
#The Present Monetary Crisis
#A History of Money and Banking in the United States Before the 20th Century
#Money and Banking in the United States in the 20th Century
#The Case for Monetary Freedom
#Real Money: The Case for the Gold Standard
#The Transition to Monetary Freedom
#The Next 10 Years
::''Appendix''
::''Index''

==Links==
*[http://mises.org/daily/5353/Dr-Pauls-Case-for-Gold ''Dr. Paul's Case for Gold''] by [[Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.]].
*[http://mises.org/media/2845/The-Case-for-Gold Dr. Ron Paul Seminar on Money and Government] (Audio, 2009).
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard Gold standard and the Gold Commission] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:literature]]

The Revolution: A Manifesto

2013-03-29T00:58:29Z

JustinBaugh:

{{Infobox book
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| subject = [[Libertarianism]], [[Political Science]], [[Philosophy]]
| genre = [[Non-fiction]]
| publisher = [[Grand Central Publishing]]
| pub_date = 2009
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'''''The Revolution: A Manifesto''''', published in 2009, is a book written by Dr. [[Ron Paul]], former congressman and ''"Champion of the Constitution"'' in American politics.

==About==
A [[New York Times]] #1 Bestseller, written at a time of economic insanity in the United States, ''The Revolution'' offers an [[Austrian School]] as well as a true patriot's perspective on what really threatens America. From the financial crisis to terrorism, Dr. Paul lays it all on the table in this ''call to arms''. <ref>[http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ron-paul/the-revolution/9780446537520/ ''The Revolution: A Manifesto'' Book Summary]</ref>

==Contents==
::''Preface''
#The False Choices of American Politics
#The Foreign Policy of the Founding Fathers
#The Constitution
#Economic Freedom
#Civil Liberties
#Money: The Forbidden Issue in American Politics
#The Chickens Come Home to Roost
#The Revolution
::''Appendix''
::''A Reading List for a Free and Prosperous America''

==Links==
*[https://mises.org/misesreview_detail.aspx?control=335 The Mises Review of ''The Revolution: A Manifesto''] by [[David Gordon]]
*[http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ron-paul/the-revolution/9780446537520/ ''The Revolution: A Manifesto''] on the [http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/ Hatchette Book Group] website.
*[http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Manifesto-Ron-Paul/dp/0446537527 ''The Revolution: A Manifesto''] on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolution:_A_Manifesto ''The Revolution: A Manifesto''] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:literature]]

Liberty Defined

2013-03-29T00:55:18Z

JustinBaugh: -Cat

Liberty Defined

2013-03-29T00:54:10Z

JustinBaugh: +Cat

The Case for Gold

2013-03-29T00:51:22Z

JustinBaugh: +Cat

The Revolution: A Manifesto

2013-03-29T00:50:14Z

JustinBaugh:

The Case for Gold

2013-03-29T00:45:43Z

JustinBaugh: Italicized first "The Case for Gold"

The Revolution: A Manifesto

2013-03-29T00:37:14Z

JustinBaugh:

The Case for Gold

2013-03-29T00:16:58Z

JustinBaugh: Created page with "'''The Case for Gold''', published in 1982, and a second Mises Institute edition in 2011, is a minority report of the U.S. Gold Commission written by Dr. Ron Paul...."

'''The Case for Gold''', published in 1982, and a second [[Mises Institute]] edition in 2011, is a minority report of the [[U.S. Gold Commission]] written by Dr. [[Ron Paul]]. The second edition contains a foreword by [[Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.]].

==About==
Dr. Paul, in his foreword, writes:
<blockquote>"...more and more people are asking if a gold standard will end the financial crisis in which we find ourselves. The question is not so much ''if'' it will help or ''if'' we will resort to gold, but ''when''. All great inflations end with the acceptance of real money..."<ref>[http://mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf ''The Case for Gold''], Foreword by [[Ron Paul]] (2011).</ref>
<ref>[http://www.cato.org/case-for-gold The Case for Gold] The Cato Institute (1982)</ref></blockquote>

'''''From the Mises Institute Bookstore Description'''''

:In 1982, Ron Paul served on the U.S. Gold Commission to evaluate the role of gold in the monetary system. In fact, the Commission was his idea. It was carrying forth a promise made in the [[Republican]] platform. Back then, Republicans at least made noises about favoring a [[Gold standard]] based on a gold dollar.

:Ron couldn't pick the members, so from the beginning, the deck was stacked. The majority was dominated by monetarists, who saw gold as too scarce and paper as just fine. Ron Paul's team was ready, however, with this marvelous minority report.

:Rarely has a dissent on a government commission done so much good!

:The result was ''The Case for Gold'', and it was the greatest result of the commission. It covers the history of gold in the United States, explains that its breakdown was caused by governments, and explains the merit of having sound money: prices reflect market realities, government stays in check, and the people retain their freedom. The recommendations include re-establishing a gold standard and a gold dollar in addition to permitting monetary competition and the private production of moneys.

:The scholarship and rigor impressed even the critics of the minority. Ron and Lewis Lehrman worked with a team of economists that included [[Murray Rothbard]], so it is hardly surprising that such a book would result.

:It still holds up as an excellent blueprint for moving beyond paper money and into the age of [[sound money]]. In particular, Ron favors complete monetary freedom to use any commodity as money, to make contracts in any money, and an end to the monopolization and printing power of the [[Federal Reserve]].

:There is a strong piece of history in this book. Not since the 19th century has a political figure made such a sweeping and devastating case for radical monetary reform. This congressman ran circles around even the experts at the Fed. A dazzling performance indeed, and an inspiring and learned book. This remains the best possible case for a gold dollar and monetary freedom in print in our times.<ref>[https://mises.org/store/Case-for-Gold-Pocket-Edition-P10451.aspx ''The Case for Gold''] in the [https://mises.org/store/ Mises Institute Store].</ref>

==Contents==
::''Foreword to the Second Edition''
::''Foreword''
::''Introduction''
#The Present Monetary Crisis
#A History of Money and Banking in the United States Before the 20th Century
#Money and Banking in the United States in the 20th Century
#The Case for Monetary Freedom
#Real Money: The Case for the Gold Standard
#The Transition to Monetary Freedom
#The Next 10 Years
::''Appendix''
::''Index''

==Links==
*[http://mises.org/daily/5353/Dr-Pauls-Case-for-Gold ''Dr. Paul's Case for Gold''] by [[Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.]].
*[http://mises.org/media/2845/The-Case-for-Gold Dr. Ron Paul Seminar on Money and Government] (Audio, 2009).
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard Gold standard and the Gold Commission] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Ron Paul

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'''Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul''' (born August 20, 1935) is an [[United States|American]] physician and was a 12-term Congressman from [[Texas]]. He is President of the [http://http://www.the-free-foundation.org FREE Foundation], Distinguished Counsellor to the [[Mises Institute]]—which he helped [[Lew Rockwell]] found—and the author of eight books. He is continuing his work for peace, liberty, sound money, and Austrian economics.

==Life==
"Ron" Paul was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Congressman|Congressman]] for the [[Texas's 14th congressional district|14th congressional district]] of [[Texas]]. Paul was a member of the [[Liberty Caucus]] of Republican congressmen which aims to [[limited government|limit the size and scope of the federal government]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/eric_margolis/2009/07/05/10029916-sun.html|title=Doc offers cure for GOP|author=Eric Margolis|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref> and served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Financial Services, where he has been an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policy. He has gained prominence for his [[libertarian]] positions on many political issues, often clashing with both Republican and Democratic Party leaders.

Paul was a candidate for the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012|Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2012]]. He has run for President twice previously, first in 1988 as the nominee of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] and again in 2008 as a candidate for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nomination.

== Political Positions ==
Paul has been described as [[conservative (U.S.)|conservative]], [[Constitutionalist]], and [[libertarian]].<ref name=ny>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/magazine/22Paul-t.html?ei=5124&en=22ee37525a9fc4f5&ex=1343016000&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all|title=The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul|author=Caldwell, Christopher|work=[[New York Times Magazine]]|date=2007-07-22|accessdate=2007-07-23}}</ref> His nickname "[[Dr. No]]"<ref name=no>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/2001-10-01/feature7.php|title=Dr. No|author=Gwynne, Sam C.|date=2001-10-01|accessdate=2007-10-23|work=[[Texas Monthly]]}}</ref> reflects both his medical degree and his insistence that he will "never vote for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."<ref name=2008bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071023173254/http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/|archivedate=2007-10-23|title=About Ron Paul|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|year=2007|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> One scoring method published in the ''[[American Journal of Political Science]]''<ref>{{cite journal|title=Estimating a Basic Space From A Set of Issue Scales|journal=[[American Journal of Political Science]]|volume=42|date=July 1998|pages=954–993|url=http://voteview.com/basic.htm|author=Poole, Keith T.|accessdate=2008-05-04|doi=10.2307/2991737|jstor=2991737|issue=3}}</ref> found Paul the most conservative of all 3,320 members of Congress from 1937 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voteview.com/Is_John_Kerry_A_Liberal.htm|author=Poole, Keith T.|publisher=VoteView|title=Is John Kerry A Liberal?|date=2004-10-13|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> Paul's foreign policy of nonintervention<ref>{{cite news|title=Patriotism|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul388.html|work=[[Congressional Record]]|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|author=Paul, Ron|date=2007-05-22|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> made him the only 2008 Republican presidential candidate to have voted against the [[Iraq War Resolution]] in 2002. He advocates [[American Sovereignty Restoration Act|withdrawal]] from the [[United Nations]], and from the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]], for reasons of maintaining strong national sovereignty.<ref>Ron Paul, [http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul500.html Opportunities for Peace and Nonintervention], [[LewRockwell.com]], January 6, 2009.</ref> He supports [[free trade]], rejecting membership in the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA) and the [[World Trade Organization]] as "managed trade". He supports tighter border security and opposes welfare for illegal aliens, birthright citizenship and [[amnesty]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com/html/bordersecurity.html|title=Issue: Border Security and Immigration Reform|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|author=Paul, Ron|accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref> he voted for the [[Secure Fence Act of 2006]]. He voted for the [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists]] in response to the [[September 11, 2001, attacks]], but suggested war alternatives such as authorizing the president to grant [[Letters of Marque and Reprisal]] targeting specific [[terrorist]]s.

Paul adheres deeply to [[Austrian school]] economics; he has authored six books on the subject, and displays pictures of Austrian school economists [[Friedrich Hayek]], [[Murray Rothbard]], and [[Ludwig von Mises]] (as well as of [[Grover Cleveland]])<ref name=will>{{cite news|title=A Cheerful Anachronism|url=http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=177422&Disp=41&Trace=on|authorlink=George Will|last=Will|first=George F|date=2007-02-18|accessdate=2008-03-17|work=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> on his office wall. He regularly votes against almost all proposals for new government spending, initiatives, or taxes;<ref name=saynot>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/08/AR2006070800966_2.html|title=Congressman Paul's Legislative Strategy? He'd Rather Say Not|author=Copeland, Libby|date=2006-07-09|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> he cast two thirds of all the lone negative votes in the House during a 1995–1997 period.<ref name=no/> He has pledged never to raise taxes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atr.org/content/html/2007/april/042407pr-ronpaul_pledge.html|title=Rep. Ron Paul Signs Presidential Taxpayer Protection Pledge|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=Americans for Tax Freedom|author=Kartch, John|date=2007-04-24 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071011150929/http://atr.org/content/html/2007/april/042407pr-ronpaul_pledge.html |archivedate = October 11, 2007}}</ref> and states he has never voted to approve a [[budget deficit]]. Paul believes that the country could abolish the individual income tax by scaling back federal spending to its fiscal year 2000 levels;<ref name=endirs>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr013003c.htm|title=End the Income Tax — Pass the Liberty Amendment|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|work=[[Congressional Record]]|author=Paul, Ron|date=2003-01-30|accessdate=2008-03-08| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080301111946/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr013003c.htm| archivedate = March 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiwarpresident.com/ronpaul/Ron-Paul-less-government-abolish-IRS.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070705203920/http://www.antiwarpresident.com/ronpaul/Ron-Paul-less-government-abolish-IRS.html|archivedate=2007-07-05|title=Paul Want Less Government, Less Taxes, and Abolish IRS|date=2007-09-13|publisher=Antiwar President|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> financing government operations would primarily come through the [[corporate income tax in the United States|corporate income tax]], [[excise taxes (U.S.)|excise taxes]] and [[tariff]]s. He supports eliminating most [[Government agencies#Government agencies in the United States|federal government agencies]], calling them unnecessary [[bureaucracies]]. Paul also believes the longterm erosion of the U.S. dollar's purchasing power through [[inflation]] is attributable to its lack of any commodity backing. However, Paul does not support a complete return to a gold standard, instead preferring to legitimize gold and silver as [[legal tender]] and to remove the sales tax on them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ron Paul in New Hampshire|date=2007-06-05|format=[[YouTube]]|url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=RKQmYfY3R7c}}</ref> He also advocates gradual elimination of the [[Federal Reserve System]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Paul, Ron|date=2007-09-11|accessdate=2007-10-23|title=Question and Answer session following Keynote speech at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies forum "Foreign Policy: A View from a Presidential Candidate"|url=http://ronpaulaudio.com/rpaudio/RonPaulatJohnsHopkinsSchoolofInternationalStudiesSAIS091107.m3u|publisher=Ron Paul Audio}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Paul supports [[constitutional rights]], such as the [[right to arms|right to keep and bear arms]], and ''[[habeas corpus]]'' for political detainees. He opposes the [[Patriot Act]], federal use of [[Torture in the United States|torture]], [[presidential autonomy]], a [[REAL ID Act|national ID card]], [[warrantless wiretapping|domestic surveillance]], and [[Conscription in the United States|the draft]]. Citing the [[Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Tenth Amendments]], Paul advocates [[states' rights]] to decide how to regulate social matters not directly found in the Constitution. Paul calls himself "strongly pro-life",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr102799.htm|work=[[Congressional Record]]|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|date=1999-10-27|accessdate=2007-09-27|title=Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999|author=Paul, Ron| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070908011246/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr102799.htm| archivedate = September 8, 2007}}</ref> "an unshakable foe of abortion",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071024143701/http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/|archivedate=2007-10-24|title=Life and Liberty|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|accessdate=2007-10-23|year=2007}}</ref> and believes regulation or ban<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst013006.htm|title=Federalizing Social Policy|author=Paul, Ron|date=2006-01-31|accessdate=2008-01-04|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|work=[[Congressional Record]]| |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071229014649/http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst013006.htm |archivedate = December 29, 2007}}</ref> on medical decisions about maternal or fetal health is "best handled at the state level".<ref name=americanview/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56526|work=Election 2008 Q&A|title=Paul says merger plans must be derailed: 'You cannot amend the Constitution with a treaty'|publisher=[[WorldNetDaily]]|date=2007-07-10|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> He says his years as an obstetrician led him to believe life begins at [[conception (biology)|conception]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.teamliberty.net/id447.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071018022258/http://www.teamliberty.net/id447.html|archivedate=2007-10-18|title=An Interview with Presidential Candidate Congressman Ron Paul|work=Muckraker Report|publisher=Team Liberty|author=Murtagh, Joseph|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-09-27}}</ref> his pro-life legislation, like the [[Sanctity of Life Act]], is intended to negate ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and to get "the federal government completely out of the business of regulating state matters."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Who+had+the+right+to+rule%3F+Accusations+about+the+abuses+of...-a0132162835|title=Who had the right to rule?|publisher=American Opinion Publishing, Inc|work=[[New American]]|author=Eddlem, Thomas R.|date=2005-05-02|accessdate=2007-10-05}}</ref> Paul also believes that the federal government has no constitutional authority to interfere in the religious affairs of its citizens or of the several states: "In case after case, the Supreme Court has used the infamous '[[Separation of Church and State|separation of church and state']] metaphor to uphold court decisions that allow the federal government to intrude upon and deprive citizens of their religious liberty."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr040203b.htm|title=Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk}}</ref>

He opposes federal regulation of the [[Capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]],<ref name=americanview>{{cite web|url=http://theamericanview.com/index.php?id=916|author=Lofton, John|title=Excerpts From Our Exclusive Ron Paul Interview|date=August 2007|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=American View}}</ref> of education,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Ron_Paul_Education.htm|title=Ron Paul on Education: Republican Representative (TX-14)|publisher=On the Issues|accessdate=2007-10-23|date=2007-09-01}}</ref> and of marriage, and supports revising the military's "[[don't ask, don't tell]]" policy to focus on disruptive sexual behavior (whether [[heterosexual]] or [[homosexual]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/05/se.01.html|title=Transcript of June 5 "CNN/WMUR/''New Hampshire Union Leader''" Republican presidential debate|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2008-11-14|date=2007-06-05|author=Paul, Ron}}</ref> As a [[free-market environmentalist]], he asserts private [[property rights]] in relation to environmental protection and pollution prevention. He also opposes the federal [[War on Drugs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst051704.htm|title=The War on Drugs is a War on Doctors|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|date=2004-04-17|accessdate=2008-11-14|work=[[Congressional Record]]| |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080802163713/http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst051704.htm |archivedate = August 2, 2008}}</ref> and thinks the states should decide whether to regulate or deregulate drugs such as [[Medical marijuana in the United States|medical marijuana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:HR02592|title=H.R. 2592|date=2001-07-23|publisher=Library of Congress|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> Paul pushes to eliminate federal involvement in and management of [[Health care in the United States|health care]], which he argues would allow prices to drop due to the fundamental dynamics of a free market.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul, Ron|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul175.html|title=Free market Medicine|publisher=LewRockwell.com|date=2004-05-05|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> He is an outspoken proponent for increased [[ballot access]] for 3rd party candidates and numerous election law reforms which he believes would allow more voter control.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2004/cr071504.htm|title=End the Two-Party Monopoly!|publisher=House of Representatives|work=[[Congressional Record]]|date=2004-07-15|accessdate=2007-10-23|last=Paul|first=Ron |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930110358/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2004/cr071504.htm |archivedate = September 30, 2007}}</ref>
Ron Paul has also stated that “The government shouldn't be in the medical business." He is also opposed to government flu inoculation programs.<ref>Malcolm, Arthur (2009-04-30) [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/04/ron-paul-swine-flu-federal-government.html "Ron Paul pooh-poohs swine flu; yet another grab for more Fed control!"], LA Times blogs. Retrieved on 2009-10-7.</ref>

Paul takes a critical view of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], arguing that it was unconstitutional and did not improve race relations.<ref name="cr1964">{{cite web|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul188.html|title=The Trouble With Forced Integration by Ron Paul|accessdate=May 24, 2010}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*''[[Gold, Peace, and Prosperity]]'' [http://mises.org/books/goldpeace.pdf (PDF)] (1981, 2011)
*''[[The Case for Gold]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/Case%20for%20Gold.pdf (PDF)] (1983, 2011)
*''[[Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/Mises%20and%20Austrian%20Economics%20A%20Personal%20View.pdf (PDF)] (1984, 2008)
*''[[Freedom Under Siege]]'' [http://mises.org/books/freedomsiege.pdf (PDF)] (1987, 2007)
*''[[A Foreign Policy of Freedom]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/A%20Foreign%20Policy%20of%20Freedom.pdf (PDF)] (2007)
*''[[Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property]]'' [http://mises.org/books/prosperity.pdf (PDF)] (2008)
*''[[The Revolution: A Manifesto]]'' (2009)
*''[[End the Fed]]'' (2009)
*''[[Liberty Defined]]'' (2011)
*''[[Pursue the Cause of Liberty: A Farewell to Congress]]'' [http://library.mises.org//books/Ron%20Paul/Pursue%20the%20Cause%20of%20Liberty%20A%20Farewell%20to%20Congress_Vol_4.pdf (PDF)] (2012)

==See Also==
* ''[http://www.amazon.com/Ron-Pauls-rEVOLution-Movement-Inspired/dp/0062114794 Ron Paul's Revolution (Amazon)]'' by Brian Doherty (2012)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Links==
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* {{cb|2012/04/paul-vs-paul-the-video/|Paul vs. Paul: the Video|Daniel J. Sanchez|April 2012}}

* Ron Paul at [[Mises Institute|Mises.org]]
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=author&ID=392 Media archive]
** [http://mises.org/literature.aspx?action=author&Id=392 Literature archive]
** [http://mises.org/articles.aspx?AuthorId=392 Daily Article archive]

;Congress
* [http://paul.house.gov/ U.S. House of Representatives Office of Ron Paul]
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;Presidential campaign
*[http://ronpaul2012.com RonPaul2012.com] Official site
*[http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/350/ NOW on PBS "Ron Paul and Internet Politics"]. Also, a [http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/435/Ron-Paul.html September 2008 NOW on PBS interview with Ron Paul]
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/primaries/candidates/paul.html PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer — Vote 2008: Ron Paul]
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* {{cb|2012/04/death-panels-in-britain/|Death Panels in Britain?|Christopher Westley|April 2012}}

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The Revolution: A Manifesto

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[[File:The_Revolution_—_A_Manifesto.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Revolution: A Manifesto]]'''The Revolution: A Manifesto''', published in 2009, is a book written by Dr. [[Ron Paul]], former congressman and ''"Champion of the Constitution"'' in American politics.

==About==
A [[New York Times]] #1 Bestseller, written at a time of economic insanity in the United States, ''The Revolution'' offers an [[Austrian School]] as well as a true patriot's perspective on what really threatens America. From the financial crisis to terrorism, Dr. Paul lays it all on the table in this ''call to arms''. <ref>[http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ron-paul/the-revolution/9780446537520/ ''The Revolution: A Manifesto'' Book Summary]</ref>

==Contents==
::''Preface''
#The False Choices of American Politics
#The Foreign Policy of the Founding Fathers
#The Constitution
#Economic Freedom
#Civil Liberties
#Money: The Forbidden Issue in American Politics
#The Chickens Come Home to Roost
#The Revolution
::''Appendix''
::''A Reading List for a Free and Prosperous America''

==Links==
*[https://mises.org/misesreview_detail.aspx?control=335 The Mises Review of ''The Revolution: A Manifesto''] by [[David Gordon]]
*[http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ron-paul/the-revolution/9780446537520/ ''The Revolution: A Manifesto''] on the [http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/ Hatchette Book Group] website.
*[http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Manifesto-Ron-Paul/dp/0446537527 ''The Revolution: A Manifesto''] on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolution:_A_Manifesto ''The Revolution: A Manifesto''] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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'''Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul''' (born August 20, 1935) is an [[United States|American]] physician and was a 12-term Congressman from [[Texas]]. He is President of the [http://http://www.the-free-foundation.org FREE Foundation], Distinguished Counsellor to the [[Mises Institute]]—which he helped [[Lew Rockwell]] found—and the author of eight books. He is continuing his work for peace, liberty, sound money, and Austrian economics.

==Life==
"Ron" Paul was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Congressman|Congressman]] for the [[Texas's 14th congressional district|14th congressional district]] of [[Texas]]. Paul was a member of the [[Liberty Caucus]] of Republican congressmen which aims to [[limited government|limit the size and scope of the federal government]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/eric_margolis/2009/07/05/10029916-sun.html|title=Doc offers cure for GOP|author=Eric Margolis|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref> and served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Financial Services, where he has been an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policy. He has gained prominence for his [[libertarian]] positions on many political issues, often clashing with both Republican and Democratic Party leaders.

Paul was a candidate for the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012|Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2012]]. He has run for President twice previously, first in 1988 as the nominee of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] and again in 2008 as a candidate for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nomination.

== Political Positions ==
Paul has been described as [[conservative (U.S.)|conservative]], [[Constitutionalist]], and [[libertarian]].<ref name=ny>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/magazine/22Paul-t.html?ei=5124&en=22ee37525a9fc4f5&ex=1343016000&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all|title=The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul|author=Caldwell, Christopher|work=[[New York Times Magazine]]|date=2007-07-22|accessdate=2007-07-23}}</ref> His nickname "[[Dr. No]]"<ref name=no>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/2001-10-01/feature7.php|title=Dr. No|author=Gwynne, Sam C.|date=2001-10-01|accessdate=2007-10-23|work=[[Texas Monthly]]}}</ref> reflects both his medical degree and his insistence that he will "never vote for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."<ref name=2008bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071023173254/http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/|archivedate=2007-10-23|title=About Ron Paul|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|year=2007|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> One scoring method published in the ''[[American Journal of Political Science]]''<ref>{{cite journal|title=Estimating a Basic Space From A Set of Issue Scales|journal=[[American Journal of Political Science]]|volume=42|date=July 1998|pages=954–993|url=http://voteview.com/basic.htm|author=Poole, Keith T.|accessdate=2008-05-04|doi=10.2307/2991737|jstor=2991737|issue=3}}</ref> found Paul the most conservative of all 3,320 members of Congress from 1937 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voteview.com/Is_John_Kerry_A_Liberal.htm|author=Poole, Keith T.|publisher=VoteView|title=Is John Kerry A Liberal?|date=2004-10-13|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> Paul's foreign policy of nonintervention<ref>{{cite news|title=Patriotism|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul388.html|work=[[Congressional Record]]|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|author=Paul, Ron|date=2007-05-22|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> made him the only 2008 Republican presidential candidate to have voted against the [[Iraq War Resolution]] in 2002. He advocates [[American Sovereignty Restoration Act|withdrawal]] from the [[United Nations]], and from the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]], for reasons of maintaining strong national sovereignty.<ref>Ron Paul, [http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul500.html Opportunities for Peace and Nonintervention], [[LewRockwell.com]], January 6, 2009.</ref> He supports [[free trade]], rejecting membership in the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA) and the [[World Trade Organization]] as "managed trade". He supports tighter border security and opposes welfare for illegal aliens, birthright citizenship and [[amnesty]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com/html/bordersecurity.html|title=Issue: Border Security and Immigration Reform|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|author=Paul, Ron|accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref> he voted for the [[Secure Fence Act of 2006]]. He voted for the [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists]] in response to the [[September 11, 2001, attacks]], but suggested war alternatives such as authorizing the president to grant [[Letters of Marque and Reprisal]] targeting specific [[terrorist]]s.

Paul adheres deeply to [[Austrian school]] economics; he has authored six books on the subject, and displays pictures of Austrian school economists [[Friedrich Hayek]], [[Murray Rothbard]], and [[Ludwig von Mises]] (as well as of [[Grover Cleveland]])<ref name=will>{{cite news|title=A Cheerful Anachronism|url=http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=177422&Disp=41&Trace=on|authorlink=George Will|last=Will|first=George F|date=2007-02-18|accessdate=2008-03-17|work=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> on his office wall. He regularly votes against almost all proposals for new government spending, initiatives, or taxes;<ref name=saynot>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/08/AR2006070800966_2.html|title=Congressman Paul's Legislative Strategy? He'd Rather Say Not|author=Copeland, Libby|date=2006-07-09|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> he cast two thirds of all the lone negative votes in the House during a 1995–1997 period.<ref name=no/> He has pledged never to raise taxes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atr.org/content/html/2007/april/042407pr-ronpaul_pledge.html|title=Rep. Ron Paul Signs Presidential Taxpayer Protection Pledge|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=Americans for Tax Freedom|author=Kartch, John|date=2007-04-24 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071011150929/http://atr.org/content/html/2007/april/042407pr-ronpaul_pledge.html |archivedate = October 11, 2007}}</ref> and states he has never voted to approve a [[budget deficit]]. Paul believes that the country could abolish the individual income tax by scaling back federal spending to its fiscal year 2000 levels;<ref name=endirs>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr013003c.htm|title=End the Income Tax — Pass the Liberty Amendment|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|work=[[Congressional Record]]|author=Paul, Ron|date=2003-01-30|accessdate=2008-03-08| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080301111946/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr013003c.htm| archivedate = March 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiwarpresident.com/ronpaul/Ron-Paul-less-government-abolish-IRS.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070705203920/http://www.antiwarpresident.com/ronpaul/Ron-Paul-less-government-abolish-IRS.html|archivedate=2007-07-05|title=Paul Want Less Government, Less Taxes, and Abolish IRS|date=2007-09-13|publisher=Antiwar President|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> financing government operations would primarily come through the [[corporate income tax in the United States|corporate income tax]], [[excise taxes (U.S.)|excise taxes]] and [[tariff]]s. He supports eliminating most [[Government agencies#Government agencies in the United States|federal government agencies]], calling them unnecessary [[bureaucracies]]. Paul also believes the longterm erosion of the U.S. dollar's purchasing power through [[inflation]] is attributable to its lack of any commodity backing. However, Paul does not support a complete return to a gold standard, instead preferring to legitimize gold and silver as [[legal tender]] and to remove the sales tax on them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ron Paul in New Hampshire|date=2007-06-05|format=[[YouTube]]|url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=RKQmYfY3R7c}}</ref> He also advocates gradual elimination of the [[Federal Reserve System]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Paul, Ron|date=2007-09-11|accessdate=2007-10-23|title=Question and Answer session following Keynote speech at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies forum "Foreign Policy: A View from a Presidential Candidate"|url=http://ronpaulaudio.com/rpaudio/RonPaulatJohnsHopkinsSchoolofInternationalStudiesSAIS091107.m3u|publisher=Ron Paul Audio}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Paul supports [[constitutional rights]], such as the [[right to arms|right to keep and bear arms]], and ''[[habeas corpus]]'' for political detainees. He opposes the [[Patriot Act]], federal use of [[Torture in the United States|torture]], [[presidential autonomy]], a [[REAL ID Act|national ID card]], [[warrantless wiretapping|domestic surveillance]], and [[Conscription in the United States|the draft]]. Citing the [[Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Tenth Amendments]], Paul advocates [[states' rights]] to decide how to regulate social matters not directly found in the Constitution. Paul calls himself "strongly pro-life",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr102799.htm|work=[[Congressional Record]]|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|date=1999-10-27|accessdate=2007-09-27|title=Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999|author=Paul, Ron| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070908011246/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr102799.htm| archivedate = September 8, 2007}}</ref> "an unshakable foe of abortion",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071024143701/http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/|archivedate=2007-10-24|title=Life and Liberty|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=[[Ron Paul 2008]]|accessdate=2007-10-23|year=2007}}</ref> and believes regulation or ban<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst013006.htm|title=Federalizing Social Policy|author=Paul, Ron|date=2006-01-31|accessdate=2008-01-04|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|work=[[Congressional Record]]| |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071229014649/http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst013006.htm |archivedate = December 29, 2007}}</ref> on medical decisions about maternal or fetal health is "best handled at the state level".<ref name=americanview/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56526|work=Election 2008 Q&A|title=Paul says merger plans must be derailed: 'You cannot amend the Constitution with a treaty'|publisher=[[WorldNetDaily]]|date=2007-07-10|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> He says his years as an obstetrician led him to believe life begins at [[conception (biology)|conception]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.teamliberty.net/id447.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071018022258/http://www.teamliberty.net/id447.html|archivedate=2007-10-18|title=An Interview with Presidential Candidate Congressman Ron Paul|work=Muckraker Report|publisher=Team Liberty|author=Murtagh, Joseph|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-09-27}}</ref> his pro-life legislation, like the [[Sanctity of Life Act]], is intended to negate ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and to get "the federal government completely out of the business of regulating state matters."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Who+had+the+right+to+rule%3F+Accusations+about+the+abuses+of...-a0132162835|title=Who had the right to rule?|publisher=American Opinion Publishing, Inc|work=[[New American]]|author=Eddlem, Thomas R.|date=2005-05-02|accessdate=2007-10-05}}</ref> Paul also believes that the federal government has no constitutional authority to interfere in the religious affairs of its citizens or of the several states: "In case after case, the Supreme Court has used the infamous '[[Separation of Church and State|separation of church and state']] metaphor to uphold court decisions that allow the federal government to intrude upon and deprive citizens of their religious liberty."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr040203b.htm|title=Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk}}</ref>

He opposes federal regulation of the [[Capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]],<ref name=americanview>{{cite web|url=http://theamericanview.com/index.php?id=916|author=Lofton, John|title=Excerpts From Our Exclusive Ron Paul Interview|date=August 2007|accessdate=2007-10-23|publisher=American View}}</ref> of education,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Ron_Paul_Education.htm|title=Ron Paul on Education: Republican Representative (TX-14)|publisher=On the Issues|accessdate=2007-10-23|date=2007-09-01}}</ref> and of marriage, and supports revising the military's "[[don't ask, don't tell]]" policy to focus on disruptive sexual behavior (whether [[heterosexual]] or [[homosexual]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/05/se.01.html|title=Transcript of June 5 "CNN/WMUR/''New Hampshire Union Leader''" Republican presidential debate|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2008-11-14|date=2007-06-05|author=Paul, Ron}}</ref> As a [[free-market environmentalist]], he asserts private [[property rights]] in relation to environmental protection and pollution prevention. He also opposes the federal [[War on Drugs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst051704.htm|title=The War on Drugs is a War on Doctors|author=Paul, Ron|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|date=2004-04-17|accessdate=2008-11-14|work=[[Congressional Record]]| |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080802163713/http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst051704.htm |archivedate = August 2, 2008}}</ref> and thinks the states should decide whether to regulate or deregulate drugs such as [[Medical marijuana in the United States|medical marijuana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:HR02592|title=H.R. 2592|date=2001-07-23|publisher=Library of Congress|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> Paul pushes to eliminate federal involvement in and management of [[Health care in the United States|health care]], which he argues would allow prices to drop due to the fundamental dynamics of a free market.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul, Ron|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul175.html|title=Free market Medicine|publisher=LewRockwell.com|date=2004-05-05|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> He is an outspoken proponent for increased [[ballot access]] for 3rd party candidates and numerous election law reforms which he believes would allow more voter control.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2004/cr071504.htm|title=End the Two-Party Monopoly!|publisher=House of Representatives|work=[[Congressional Record]]|date=2004-07-15|accessdate=2007-10-23|last=Paul|first=Ron |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930110358/http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2004/cr071504.htm |archivedate = September 30, 2007}}</ref>
Ron Paul has also stated that “The government shouldn't be in the medical business." He is also opposed to government flu inoculation programs.<ref>Malcolm, Arthur (2009-04-30) [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/04/ron-paul-swine-flu-federal-government.html "Ron Paul pooh-poohs swine flu; yet another grab for more Fed control!"], LA Times blogs. Retrieved on 2009-10-7.</ref>

Paul takes a critical view of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], arguing that it was unconstitutional and did not improve race relations.<ref name="cr1964">{{cite web|url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul188.html|title=The Trouble With Forced Integration by Ron Paul|accessdate=May 24, 2010}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*''[[Gold, Peace, and Prosperity]]'' [http://mises.org/books/goldpeace.pdf (PDF)] (1981, 2011)
*''[[Case for Gold]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/Case%20for%20Gold.pdf (PDF)] (1983, 2011)
*''[[Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/Mises%20and%20Austrian%20Economics%20A%20Personal%20View.pdf (PDF)] (1984, 2008)
*''[[Freedom Under Siege]]'' [http://mises.org/books/freedomsiege.pdf (PDF)] (1987, 2007)
*''[[A Foreign Policy of Freedom]]'' [http://library.mises.org/books/Ron%20Paul/A%20Foreign%20Policy%20of%20Freedom.pdf (PDF)] (2007)
*''[[Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property]]'' [http://mises.org/books/prosperity.pdf (PDF)] (2008)
*''[[The Revolution: A Manifesto]]'' (2009)
*''[[End the Fed]]'' (2009)
*''[[Liberty Defined]]'' (2011)
*''[[Pursue the Cause of Liberty: A Farewell to Congress]]'' [http://library.mises.org//books/Ron%20Paul/Pursue%20the%20Cause%20of%20Liberty%20A%20Farewell%20to%20Congress_Vol_4.pdf (PDF)] (2012)

==See Also==
* ''[http://www.amazon.com/Ron-Pauls-rEVOLution-Movement-Inspired/dp/0062114794 Ron Paul's Revolution (Amazon)]'' by Brian Doherty (2012)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Links==
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* {{cb|2012/04/paul-vs-paul-the-video/|Paul vs. Paul: the Video|Daniel J. Sanchez|April 2012}}

* Ron Paul at [[Mises Institute|Mises.org]]
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=author&ID=392 Media archive]
** [http://mises.org/literature.aspx?action=author&Id=392 Literature archive]
** [http://mises.org/articles.aspx?AuthorId=392 Daily Article archive]

;Congress
* [http://paul.house.gov/ U.S. House of Representatives Office of Ron Paul]
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;Presidential campaign
*[http://ronpaul2012.com RonPaul2012.com] Official site
*[http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/350/ NOW on PBS "Ron Paul and Internet Politics"]. Also, a [http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/435/Ron-Paul.html September 2008 NOW on PBS interview with Ron Paul]
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/primaries/candidates/paul.html PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer — Vote 2008: Ron Paul]
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* {{cb|2012/04/death-panels-in-britain/|Death Panels in Britain?|Christopher Westley|April 2012}}

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Bank of North America

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JustinBaugh: Corrected sentence fragment (Morris notes).

The '''Bank of North America''' was the first fractional-reserve commercial bank in the United States. It was a privately owned [[central bank]] modeled after the [[Bank of England]]. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 28</ref>

==History==
The bank began as a bill introduced by [[Robert Morris]], the ''Superintendent of Finance'' and the leader of the nationalist forces in the [[Continental Congress]], in an attempt to further the drive for fiat paper money after the failure of the [[Continentals]]. It was chartered on May 26, 1781, and opened its doors on January 7, 1782. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 26-28</ref> <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1505-1506.</ref>

The money system was to be grounded upon specie, but with a controlled monetary inflation pyramiding an expansion of money and credit. The bank received the privilege from the government of its notes being receivable in all duties and taxes to all governments, at par with specie. In addition, no other banks were to be permitted to operate in the country. In return for its monopoly license to issue paper money, the bank would then graciously lend most of its newly created money to the federal government to purchase public debt and be reimbursed by the hapless taxpayer. The bank was made the depository for all congressional funds; these funds were where most of the bank's . The first central bank in America rapidly loaned $1.2 million to the Congress, headed also by Robert Morris."<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

In addition to Bank of North America paper, ''Morris notes'', were also issued. The notes were payable in specie on demand. A second form of Morris notes, better termed ''Morris warrants'', followed soon after, payable usually in thirty to sixty days from date of issue. The notes and warrants, amounting to approximately $400,000 in August of 1782, never gained the confidence of the public and were retired less than a year after first being issued. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1507.</ref>

Despite the power and influence of Morris, and the monopoly privileges given to his bank, it was perceived in the market that the Bank's notes were being inflated compared with specie. The market's lack of confidence in the inflated notes led to their depreciation outside its home base in Philadelphia. After a year of operation, Morris, with his political power slipping after the end of the war, moved quickly to end his Bank's role as a central bank and to shift it to the status of a private commercial bank chartered by the state of Pennsylvania. By the end of 1783, all of the federal government's stock in the Bank of North America, which had the previous year amounted to 5/8 of its capital, had been sold by Morris into private hands, mainly to Dutch capitalists. All U.S. government debt to the bank had been repaid. The bank, of course, continued to issue discounted notes to the federal government. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1523-1524</ref> <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

The [[First Bank of the United States]] succeeded the ''experimental'' Bank of North America as the nation's central bank.<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 33</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Links==
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Coercive Acts

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#REDIRECT [[Intolerable Acts]]

Coercive Acts

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Quartering Act (1774)

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JustinBaugh: Capitalized "intolerable acts"; linking it to "Intolerable Acts"

The '''Quartering Act''' of 1774, formally "An Act for the better providing suitable Quarters for Officers and Soldiers in his Majesty's Service in North America," was a bill passed by the [[Parliament of Great Britain]] that required the American colonies to provide unoccupied buildings to quarter British soldiers. It was approved by [[George III]] on June 7, 1774, and was one of the "[[Intolerable Acts]]" strenuously opposed by the colonists.

Prior to the passage of the law, British soldiers had stayed primarily in government barracks; in Boston, for example, this was outside the city limits. The new law allowed British soldiers to stay essentially wherever they desired, including inside the city.

As a consequence of such quartering, the 3rd amendment was added to the [[Constitution of the United States|US Constitution]], explicitly forbidding the quartering of troops.{{Fact}}

==References==
*[[Murray N. Rothbard|Rothbard, Murray]]. ''[[Conceived in Liberty]]'', Volume 3, p 275.

==Links==
*[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Quartering_Act_of_1774 Full text of the Quartering Act]

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User:JustinBaugh

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JustinBaugh:

''They taught me that life is constant fear. I taught myself not to carry such burdens.''

People sometimes look to leaders for a definition of their role in the society they live in. While I agree that approval is sometimes necessary for the actions of individuals in a family or small community environment I can find no satisfactory reason that this kind of socialist mindset in a society made up of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of families and individuals is necessary or wise. Especially when that society depends on the division and specialization of labor that stems from capitalism to provide the goods and services that sustain their lives on a daily basis. An individual seeking approval from those they see as above them is, at best, unhealthy. A paternalistic society is one of children seeking recognition for the deeds they do; chaotic and dependent on the "go-ahead" from some eminent figure or table of men that seem to be running things. Nothing could be further from natural.

==About==

''Relatively'' young reader of [[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[Murray Rothbard]].

[[Ron Paul]] is my main influence in using logic and reason to overcome my public school indoctrination.

==Main Areas of Interest==

*Banking
**Centralized
**Fractional-reserve
**Private
*United States History
*Libertarian Thought
*Socialism
*Law enforcement
*Military

==Personal Library==

'''Ludwig von Mises'''
::''Human Action''
::''The Theory of Money and Credit''
::''Socialism''
::''Theory and History''
::''Omnipotent Government''
::''Bureaucracy''
::''Interventionism''
::''Liberalism''
::''Profit and Loss''

'''Murray Rothbard'''
::''Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market
::''America's Great Depression
::''Conceived in Liberty
::''What Has Government Done to Our Money
::''Anatomy of the State''

'''Ron Paul'''
::''Liberty Defined''
::''The Case for Gold''
::''End the Fed''
::''The Revolution''
::''Pillars of Prosperity''

'''Carl Menger'''
::''Principles of Economics''

'''Frederic Bastiat'''
::''The Bastiat Collection''

'''Henry Hazlitt'''
::''Economics in One Lesson
::''The Failure of the "New Economics"''

'''F. A. Hayek'''
::''The Road to Serfdom''
::''The Constitution of Liberty''

'''Adam Fergusson'''
::''When Money Dies''

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<blockquote>It has been asserted that the physiological needs of all men are of the same kind and that this equality provides a standard for the measurement of the degree of their objective satisfaction. In expressing such opinions and in recommending the use of such criteria to guide the government's policy, one proposes to deal with men as the breeder deals with his cattle. But the reformers fail to realize that there is no universal principle of alimentation valid for all men. Which one of the various principles one chooses depends entirely on the aims one wants to attain. The cattle breeder does not feed his cows in order to make them happy, but in order to attain the ends which he has assigned to them in his own plans. He may prefer more milk or more meat or something else. What type of man do the man breeders want to rear--athletes or mathematicians? Warriors or factory hands? He who would make man the material of a purposeful system of breeding and feeding would arrogate to himself despotic powers and would use his fellow citizens as means for the attainment of his own ends, which differ from those they themselves are aiming at. -- Ludwig von Mises, Human Action, pp. 243-244. </blockquote>

User talk:JustinBaugh

2013-03-27T08:55:15Z

JustinBaugh:

==Welcome!==

Hello, JustinBaugh, and welcome to the [[Mises Wiki:About|Mises Wiki]]! Thanks for signing up – we're glad to have you! If you need help [[Help:Getting started|getting started]], take a look at our [[Help:Contents|help pages]].

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'''Thank You'''

I am very new to wiki... things. I hope I can add something to this project. [[User:JustinBaugh|JustinBaugh]] ([[User talk:JustinBaugh|talk]]) 11:54, 27 March 2013 (MSK)

User talk:JustinBaugh

2013-03-27T08:54:36Z

JustinBaugh: /* Welcome! */

==Welcome!==

Hello, JustinBaugh, and welcome to the [[Mises Wiki:About|Mises Wiki]]! Thanks for signing up – we're glad to have you! If you need help [[Help:Getting started|getting started]], take a look at our [[Help:Contents|help pages]].

Community discussion takes place at the [[Mises Wiki:Commons|MisesWiki Commons]], so feel free to post any questions you might have there or on my talk page. Please sign your messages on talk and discussion pages using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically insert your username and the date. Again, welcome! [[User:Pestergaines|Pestergaines]] ([[User talk:Pestergaines|talk]]) 10:20, 27 March 2013 (MSK)

::'''Thank You'''

I am very new to wiki... things. I hope I can add something to this project. [[User:JustinBaugh|JustinBaugh]] ([[User talk:JustinBaugh|talk]]) 11:54, 27 March 2013 (MSK)

Intolerable Acts

2013-03-27T08:17:30Z

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The '''Intolerable Acts''', or ''Coercive Acts'', were a series of acts presented at the Parliament of Great Britain in response to the [[Boston Tea Party]].

==The Four ''Coercive Acts''==

*'''The Boston Port Act''', approved on March 30 and becoming effective on June 1, 1774, closed the port of Boston to all commerce until the town compensated the East India Company for the lost tea, as well as paid duties owed to the Crown. The act transferred the royal customhouse from Boston to Salem for the duration of the act. Ships were not allowed to either load or unload any cargo except for military stores, food, and fuel; all of which had to be cleared by the customs authorities.
::Opposition came from the Whigs: Edmund Burke, William Dowdeswell, the West Indian merchant Rose Fuller, and young Charles James Fox.

*'''The Massachusetts Government Act''', approved on May 20 and becoming effective on July 1 and August 1, 1774 (two dates for different provisions), changed the Massachusetts Council to a body appointed by the king, with each councillor remaining in office at the king's pleasure. The Massachusetts governor was given the exclusive power to appoint and dismiss all executive and inferior judicial officers, including the justices of the peace and sheriffs. Superior court judges were to be nominated by the governor and then appointed by the king. Juries would be chosen by the sheriff instead of democratically elected by the people of the towns. All town meetings and agenda actions were barred except by the approval of the governor.
::Opposition came from Whigs and liberals: Sir George Savile, Colonel Barre (who supported the Port Act), Charles James Fox, General Conway, and Edmund Burke.

*'''The Administration of Justice Act''', signed on May 20, 1774, exempted royal officials from being tried in Massachusetts for any high crimes while in the course of their duties. The trial would be transferred from the local courts to Great Britain if the governor and Council decided that it would not be a fair trial in Massachusetts.
::Opposition came from Colonel Barre and others.

*'''The Quartering Act''', approved on June 7, 1774, applied to ''all'' colonies and forced the provinces to supply all unoccupied houses and dwellings to quarter British troops, in the location the troops desired. Should the troops rather be quartered in the city of Boston than at the government barracks, they had to be appeased.
:: Opposition came only from Lord Chatham. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1036-1039</ref>

==The Fifth Act==

*'''The Quebec Act''' was regarded as part of the ''Coercive Acts'' by the colonists and the Rockingham Whigs. Passed in the same session as the Coercive Acts at the end of June, the act was composed of two main parts. It fastened a permanent frame of government on the people of Quebec and aggressively expanded the province's borders. The main cause for opposition were the domestic provisions concerning the frame of permanent government for the French. The act deprived Quebec completely of any elected Assembly as well as any right to trial by jury in civil cases. Legislative authority was placed in a royally appointed Council. The power to levy taxes, save local taxes, was given to the Parliament. A supplementary act imposed duties on imports into Quebec to pay for the royally appointed officials. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1040-1042</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_Acts Intolerable Acts] at [[Wikipedia]]

First Continental Congress

2013-03-27T07:23:44Z

JustinBaugh:

The '''First Continental Congress''' was a convention of delegates from the original ''Thirteen Colonies'' of the United States, held in response to the ''Coercive Acts'', known commonly as the [[Intolerable Acts]], of the British Parliament.<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1048</ref>

The initial call for the ''Continental Congress'' came from the Massachusetts Assembly on June 17, 1774. The convention itself took place in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p.1048, p. 1060</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{stub}}

Robert Morris

2013-03-27T04:24:30Z

JustinBaugh:

[[File:Robert Morris.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Robert Morris]]'''Robert Morris''' was the ''financier'' of the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the head of the [[Bank of North America]].

Morris was a wealthy Philadelphia merchant and virtual economic czar of the ''Continental Congress'' in the last years of the war. He was the leader of the nationalist forces and a firm supporter of fiat paper money. He introduced a bill that called for the charter of a centralized bank, private in its operation, which would be the sole issuer of money to the federal government. Morris, failing to raise enough capital to launch the Bank of of North America, in an act tantamount to embezzlement, simply appropriated specie loaned to the U.S. by France and invested it in his bank. A multiple of these funds was then borrowed back from Morris's bank by Morris himself as government financier for the financial benefit of Morris as a banker. Morris channeled most of the money into war contracts for his friends and business associates. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref> <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1506</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{stub}}

First Continental Congress

2013-03-27T04:12:04Z

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The '''First Continental Congress''' was a convention of delegates from the original ''Thirteen Colonies'' of the United States.

The initial call for the ''Continental Congress'' came from the Massachusetts Assembly on June 17, 1774. The convention itself took place in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p.1048, p. 1060</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{stub}}

Robert Morris

2013-03-27T03:52:00Z

JustinBaugh: Created page with "Robert Morris'''Robert Morris''' was the ''financier'' of the American Revolutionary War and the head of the [[Bank of North A..."

[[File:Robert Morris.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Robert Morris]]'''Robert Morris''' was the ''financier'' of the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the head of the [[Bank of North America]].

Morris was a wealthy Philadelphia merchant and virtual economic czar of the [[Continental Congress]] in the last years of the war. He was the leader of the nationalist forces and a firm supporter of fiat paper money. He introduced a bill that called for the charter of a centralized bank, private in its operation, which would be the sole issuer of money to the federal government. Morris, failing to raise enough capital to launch the Bank of of North America, in an act tantamount to embezzlement, simply appropriated specie loaned to the U.S. by France and invested it in his bank. A multiple of these funds was then borrowed back from Morris's bank by Morris himself as government financier for the financial benefit of Morris as a banker. Morris channeled most of the money into war contracts for his friends and business associates. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref> <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1506</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{stub}}

User:JustinBaugh

2013-03-27T02:44:08Z

JustinBaugh:

''They taught me that life is constant fear. I taught myself not to carry such burdens.''

People sometimes look to leaders for a definition of their role in the society they live in. While I agree that approval is sometimes necessary for the actions of individuals in a family or small community environment I can find no satisfactory reason that this kind of socialist mindset in a society made up of hundreds or even thousands of families and individuals is necessary or wise. Especially when that society depends on the division and specialization of labor that stems from capitalism to provide the goods and services that sustain their lives on a daily basis. An individual seeking approval from those they see as above them is, at best, unhealthy. A paternalistic society is one of children seeking recognition for the deeds they do; chaotic and dependent on the "go-ahead" from some eminent figure or table of men that seem to be running things. Nothing could be further from natural.

==About==

''Relatively'' young reader of [[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[Murray Rothbard]].

[[Ron Paul]] is my main influence in using logic and reason to overcome my public school indoctrination.

==Main Areas of Interest==

*Banking
**Centralized
**Fractional-reserve
**Private
*United States History
*Libertarian Thought
*Socialism
*Law enforcement
*Military

==Personal Library==

'''Ludwig von Mises'''
::''Human Action''
::''The Theory of Money and Credit''
::''Socialism''
::''Theory and History''
::''Omnipotent Government''
::''Bureaucracy''
::''Interventionism''
::''Liberalism''
::''Profit and Loss''

'''Murray Rothbard'''
::''Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market
::''America's Great Depression
::''Conceived in Liberty
::''What Has Government Done to Our Money
::''Anatomy of the State''

'''Ron Paul'''
::''Liberty Defined''
::''The Case for Gold''
::''End the Fed''
::''The Revolution''
::''Pillars of Prosperity''

'''Carl Menger'''
::''Principles of Economics''

'''Frederic Bastiat'''
::''The Bastiat Collection''

'''Henry Hazlitt'''
::''Economics in One Lesson
::''The Failure of the "New Economics"''

'''F. A. Hayek'''
::''The Road to Serfdom''
::''The Constitution of Liberty''

'''Adam Fergusson'''
::''When Money Dies''

----

<blockquote>It has been asserted that the physiological needs of all men are of the same kind and that this equality provides a standard for the measurement of the degree of their objective satisfaction. In expressing such opinions and in recommending the use of such criteria to guide the government's policy, one proposes to deal with men as the breeder deals with his cattle. But the reformers fail to realize that there is no universal principle of alimentation valid for all men. Which one of the various principles one chooses depends entirely on the aims one wants to attain. The cattle breeder does not feed his cows in order to make them happy, but in order to attain the ends which he has assigned to them in his own plans. He may prefer more milk or more meat or something else. What type of man do the man breeders want to rear--athletes or mathematicians? Warriors or factory hands? He who would make man the material of a purposeful system of breeding and feeding would arrogate to himself despotic powers and would use his fellow citizens as means for the attainment of his own ends, which differ from those they themselves are aiming at. -- Ludwig von Mises, Human Action, pp. 243-244. </blockquote>

Bank of North America

2013-03-27T01:44:20Z

JustinBaugh:

The '''Bank of North America''' was the first fractional-reserve commercial bank in the United States. It was a privately owned [[central bank]] modeled after the [[Bank of England]]. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 28</ref>

==History==
The bank began as a bill introduced by [[Robert Morris]], the ''Superintendent of Finance'' and the leader of the nationalist forces in the [[Continental Congress]], in an attempt to further the drive for fiat paper money after the failure of the [[Continentals]]. It was chartered on May 26, 1781, and opened its doors on January 7, 1782. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 26-28</ref> <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1505-1506.</ref>

The money system was to be grounded upon specie, but with a controlled monetary inflation pyramiding an expansion of money and credit. The bank received the privilege from the government of its notes being receivable in all duties and taxes to all governments, at par with specie. In addition, no other banks were to be permitted to operate in the country. In return for its monopoly license to issue paper money, the bank would then graciously lend most of its newly created money to the federal government to purchase public debt and be reimbursed by the hapless taxpayer. The bank was made the depository for all congressional funds; these funds were where most of the bank's . The first central bank in America rapidly loaned $1.2 million to the Congress, headed also by Robert Morris."<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

In addition to Bank of North America paper, ''Morris notes.'' The notes were payable in specie on demand. A second form of Morris notes, better termed ''Morris warrants'', were also issued, payable usually in thirty to sixty days from date of issue. The notes and warrants, amounting to approximately $400,000 in August of 1782, never gained the confidence of the public and were retired less than a year after first being issued. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1507.</ref>

Despite the power and influence of Morris, and the monopoly privileges given to his bank, it was perceived in the market that the Bank's notes were being inflated compared with specie. The market's lack of confidence in the inflated notes led to their depreciation outside its home base in Philadelphia. After a year of operation, Morris, with his political power slipping after the end of the war, moved quickly to end his Bank's role as a central bank and to shift it to the status of a private commercial bank chartered by the state of Pennsylvania. By the end of 1783, all of the federal government's stock in the Bank of North America, which had the previous year amounted to 5/8 of its capital, had been sold by Morris into private hands, mainly to Dutch capitalists. All U.S. government debt to the bank had been repaid. The bank, of course, continued to issue discounted notes to the federal government. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1523-1524</ref> <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

The [[First Bank of the United States]] succeeded the ''experimental'' Bank of North America as the nation's central bank.<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 33</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Central banks|United States]]

Bank of North America

2013-03-27T01:42:17Z

JustinBaugh:

The '''Bank of North America''' was the first fractional-reserve commercial bank in the United States. It was a privately owned [[central bank]] modeled after the [[Bank of England]]. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 28</ref>

==History==
The bank began as a bill introduced by [[Robert Morris]], the ''Superintendent of Finance'' and the leader of the nationalist forces in the [[Continental Congress]], in an attempt to further the drive for fiat paper money after the failure of the [[Continentals]]. It was chartered on May 26, 1781, and opened its doors on January 7, 1782. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 26-28</ref> <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1505-1506.</ref>

The money system was to be grounded upon specie, but with a controlled monetary inflation pyramiding an expansion of money and credit. The bank received the privilege from the government of its notes being receivable in all duties and taxes to all governments, at par with specie. In addition, no other banks were to be permitted to operate in the country. In return for its monopoly license to issue paper money, the bank would then graciously lend most of its newly created money to the federal government to purchase public debt and be reimbursed by the hapless taxpayer. The bank was made the depository for all congressional funds; these funds were where most of the bank's . The first central bank in America rapidly loaned $1.2 million to the Congress, headed also by Robert Morris."<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

In addition to Bank of North America paper, ''Morris notes.'' The notes were payable in specie on demand. A second form of Morris notes, better termed, ''Morris warrants'', were also issued, payable usually in thirty to sixty days from date of issue. The notes and warrants, amounting to approximately $400,000 in August of 1782, never gained the confidence of the public and were retired less than a year after first being issued. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1507.</ref>

Despite the power and influence of Morris, and the monopoly privileges given to his bank, it was perceived in the market that the Bank's notes were being inflated compared with specie. The market's lack of confidence in the inflated notes led to their depreciation outside its home base in Philadelphia. After a year of operation, Morris, with his political power slipping after the end of the war, moved quickly to end his Bank's role as a central bank and to shift it to the status of a private commercial bank chartered by the state of Pennsylvania. By the end of 1783, all of the federal government's stock in the Bank of North America, which had the previous year amounted to 5/8 of its capital, had been sold by Morris into private hands, mainly to Dutch capitalists. All U.S. government debt to the bank had been repaid. The bank, of course, continued to issue discounted notes to the federal government. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1523-1524</ref> <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

The [[First Bank of the United States]] succeeded the ''experimental'' Bank of North America as the nation's central bank.<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 33</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Central banks|United States]]

Bank of North America

2013-03-27T01:29:02Z

JustinBaugh:

The '''Bank of North America''' was the first fractional-reserve commercial bank in the United States. It was a privately owned [[central bank]] modeled after the [[Bank of England]]. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 28</ref>

==History==
The bank began as a bill introduced by [[Robert Morris]], the ''Superintendent of Finance'' and the leader of the nationalist forces in the [[Continental Congress]], in an attempt to further the drive for fiat paper money after the failure of the [[Continentals]]. It was chartered on May 26, 1781, and opened its doors on January 7, 1782. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 26-28</ref> <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1505-1506.</ref>

The money system was to be grounded upon specie, but with a controlled monetary inflation pyramiding an expansion of money and credit. The bank received the privilege from the government of its notes being receivable in all duties and taxes to all governments, at par with specie. In addition, no other banks were to be permitted to operate in the country. In return for its monopoly license to issue paper money, the bank would then graciously lend most of its newly created money to the federal government to purchase public debt and be reimbursed by the hapless taxpayer. The bank was made the depository for all congressional funds; these funds were where most of the bank's . The first central bank in America rapidly loaned $1.2 million to the Congress, headed also by Robert Morris."<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

In addition to Bank of North America paper,''Morris notes.'' The notes were payable in specie on demand. A second form of Morris notes, better termed,''Morris warrants'', were also issued, payable usually in thirty to sixty days from date of issue. The notes and warrants, amounting to approximately $400,000 in August of 1782, never gained the confidence of the public and were retired less than a year after first being issued. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1507.</ref>

Despite the power and influence of Morris, and the monopoly privileges given to his bank, it was perceived in the market that the Bank's notes were being inflated compared with specie. The market's lack of confidence in the inflated notes led to their depreciation outside its home base in Philadelphia. After a year of operation, Morris, with his political power slipping after the end of the war, moved quickly to end his Bank's role as a central bank and to shift it to the status of a private commercial bank chartered by the state of Pennsylvania. By the end of 1783, all of the federal government's stock in the Bank of North America, which had the previous year amounted to 5/8 of its capital, had been sold by Morris into private hands, mainly to Dutch capitalists. All U.S. government debt to the bank had been repaid. The bank, of course, continued to issue discounted notes to the federal government. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1523-1524</ref> <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

The [[First Bank of the United States]] succeeded the ''experimental'' Bank of North America as the nation's central bank.<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 33</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Bank of North America

2013-03-26T23:15:09Z

JustinBaugh:

The '''Bank of North America''' was the first fractional-reserve commercial bank in the United States. It was a privately owned central bank modeled after the [[Bank of England]]. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 28</ref>

==History==
The bank began as a bill introduced by [[Robert Morris]], the ''Superintendent of Finance'' and the leader of the nationalist forces and the drive for fiat paper notes in the [[Continental Congress]], and was chartered on May 26, 1781, and opened its doors on January 7, 1782.
<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1505-1506.</ref>

The bank "received the privilege from the government of its notes being receivable in all duties and taxes to all governments, at par with specie. In addition, no other banks were to be permitted to operate in the country. In return for its monopoly license to issue paper money, the bank would graciously lend most of its newly created money to the federal government to purchase public debt and be reimbursed by the hapless taxpayer. The bank was made the depository for all congressional funds. The first central bank in America rapidly loaned $1.2 million to the Congress, headed also by Robert Morris."<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

In addition to Bank of North America paper, Morris issued his own notes, ''Morris notes.'' The notes were payable in specie on demand. ''Morris warrants'' were also issued, payable usually in thirty to sixty days from time of issue. The notes and warrants, amounting to approximately $400,000 in August of 1782, never gained the confidence of the public and were retired less than a year after first being issued. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1507.</ref>

"Despite Robert Morris's power and influence, and the monopoly privileges conferred upon his bank, it was perceived in the market that
the Bank's notes were being inflated compared with specie. The market's lack of confidence in the inflated notes led to their
depreciation outside its home base in Philadelphia. After a year of operation, however, Morris, his political power slipping
after the end of the war, moved quickly to end his Bank's role as a central bank and to shift it to the status of a private commercial bank chartered by the state of Pennsylvania. By the end of 1783, all of the federal government's stock in the Bank of North America, which had the previous year amounted to 5/8 of its capital, had been sold by Morris into private hands, and all the U.S. government debt to the
bank had been repaid. The first experiment with a central bank in the United States had ended." The bank, of course, continued to issue discounted notes to the federal government. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref><ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1523-1524</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Bank of North America

2013-03-26T23:13:38Z

JustinBaugh:

The '''Bank of North America''' was the first fractional-reserve commercial bank in the United States. It was a privately owned central bank modeled after the [[Bank of England]]. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 28</ref>

==History==
The bank began as a bill introduced by [[Robert Morris]], the ''Superintendent of Finance'' and the leader of the nationalist forces and the drive for fiat paper notes in the [[Continental Congress]], and was chartered on May 26, 1781, and opened its doors on January 7, 1782.
<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1505-1506.</ref>

The bank "received the privilege from the government of its notes being receivable in all duties and taxes to all governments, at par with specie. In addition, no other banks were to be permitted to operate in the country. In return for its monopoly license to issue paper money, the bank would graciously lend most of its newly created money to the federal government to purchase public debt and be reimbursed by the hapless taxpayer. The bank was made the depository for all congressional funds. The first central bank in America rapidly loaned $1.2 million to the Congress, headed also by Robert Morris."<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

In addition to Bank of North America paper, Morris issued his own notes, ''Morris notes.'' The notes were payable in specie on demand. ''Morris warrants'' were also issued, payable usually in thirty to sixty days from time of issue. The notes and warrants, amounting to approximately $400,000 in August of 1782, never gained the confidence of the public and were retired less than a year after first being issued. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1507.</ref>

"Despite Robert Morris's power and influence, and the monopoly privileges conferred upon his bank, it was perceived in the market that
the Bank's notes were being inflated compared with specie. The market's lack of confidence in the inflated notes led to their
depreciation outside its home base in Philadelphia. After a year of operation, however, Morris, his political power slipping
after the end of the war, moved quickly to end his Bank's role as a central bank and to shift it to the status of a private commercial bank chartered by the state of Pennsylvania. By the end of 1783, all of the federal government's stock in the Bank of North America, which had the previous year amounted to 5/8 of its capital, had been sold by Morris into private hands, and all the U.S. government debt to the
bank had been repaid. The first experiment with a central bank in the United States had ended." The bank, of course, continued to issue discount notes to the federal government. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref><ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1523-1524</ref>

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The '''Bank of North America''' was the first fractional-reserve commercial bank in the United States. It was a privately owned central bank modeled after the [[Bank of England]]. <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] p. 28</ref>

==History==
The bank began as a bill introduced by [[Robert Morris]], the ''Superintendent of Finance'' and the leader of the nationalist forces and the drive for fiat paper notes in the [[Continental Congress]], and was chartered on May 26, 1781, and opened its doors on January 7, 1782.
<ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] pp. 1505-1506.</ref>

The bank "received the privilege from the government of its notes being receivable in all duties and taxes to all governments, at par with specie. In addition, no other banks were to be permitted to operate in the country. In return for its monopoly license to issue paper money, the bank would graciously lend most of its newly created money to the federal government to purchase public debt and be reimbursed by the hapless taxpayer. The bank was made the depository for all congressional funds. The first central bank in America rapidly loaned $1.2 million to the Congress, headed also by Robert Morris."<ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

In addition to Bank of North America paper, Morris issued his own notes, ''Morris notes.'' The notes were payable in specie on demand. ''Morris warrants'' were also issued, payable usually in thirty to sixty days from time of issue. The notes and warrants, amounting to approximately $400,000 in August of 1782, never gained the confidence of the public and were retired less than a year after first being issued. <ref>[[Murray Rothbard]], [http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Vol_2.pdf ''Conceived in Liberty''] p. 1507.</ref>

"Despite Robert Morris's power and influence, and the monopoly privileges conferred upon his bank, it was perceived in the market that
the Bank's notes were being inflated compared with specie. The market's lack of confidence in the inflated notes led to their
depreciation outside its home base in Philadelphia. After a year of operation, however, Morris, his political power slipping
after the end of the war, moved quickly to end his Bank's role as a central bank and to shift it to the status of a private commercial bank chartered by the state of Pennsylvania. By the end of 1783, all of the federal government's stock in the Bank of North America, which had the previous year amounted to 5/8 of its capital, had been sold by Morris into private hands, and all the U.S. government debt to the
bank had been repaid. The first experiment with a central bank in the United States had ended." <ref>[http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf Ron Paul, ''The Case for Gold''] pp. 28-29</ref>

==References==
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