Expanding government power will not increase our safety; it will only diminish our freedom. Americans will have neither liberty nor security until they abandon the fantasy that the US government can provide economic security, personal security, and global security.
-Ron Paul
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https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/12/ron-paul/feeling-unsafe/
Obama and the Republicans are not supporters of American liberty. They seek to expand the milirary abroad and to have more control over the Americans at home.