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Jefferson said that the tree of liberty needs to be nurtured from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. We've all heard of the "Ugly American", but there has always been a counterpart to the ugly American, and that is the quintessentially decent, freedom-loving and hard-working American. That's Ron Paul. Throw in a very sharp and curious mind, and the courage to go where the truth leads and you have a man that many believe people will be able to nurture the tree of liberty before we are in the dire straights that Jefferson refers to. Not all of his supporters (or detractors) understand certain of his more complex policy positions exactly, e.g. regarding the gold standard or the Fed, but they do recognize that he is a man of principle and freedom, and that greater freedom and a prosperity will come from his leadership. The welfare/warfare state is a prescription for totalitarianism and the good doctor offers a prescription which will honor America's hard-won patrimony. I honor the freedom-loving people of the Texas congressional district that have given Ron Paul this platform. For the sake of freedom and prosperity, we need it to be writ large.
