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13 of 17 customers found the following review helpful:
Terrific, 2008-04-30
Ron Paul's "The Revolution: A Manifesto" is a must read for everyone. I don't care what politial party you belong to, this book is a simple yet powerful look at our country. Must read.
Editor of Michele Cozzens' award winning women's fiction A Line Between Friends
11 of 15 customers found the following review helpful:
Manifesto Destiny, 2008-04-30
I recommend anyone with even a small interest in politics read this book. Ron Paul's "The Revolution: A Manifesto" is a great recap and explanation of his views, thoughts and hopes for the United States of America. It is a great read and very simple and to the point. This message of returning to the genius of our founding fathers and adhering to the constitution with sound money, solid defense, free trade and friendship with all nations and keeping our federal government limited is one that MUST be heard. This presidential campaign sparked something that sits inside many Americans- the desire to go back to being a more perfect and free nation. The book is clear and positive. It is an inspiring read and very motivating.
12 of 16 customers found the following review helpful:
The only honest man in Congress, 2008-04-30
Ron Paul is the only honest man in Congress.
Every politician -- Democrats and Republicans -- went to Iowa and told the farmers what they wanted to hear -- tax subsidies for ethanol.
Ron Paul is the only politician honest enough to tell the farmers that ethanol is a waste of tax money.
7 of 10 customers found the following review helpful:
"It's called freedom.", 2008-04-30
Right from the start, Dr. Paul lays out the answer to America's problems:
"There is an alternative to national bankruptcy, a bigger police state, trillion-dollar wars, and the government that draws ever more parasitically on the productive energies of the American people. It's called freedom."
He begins by shining light into the dark crevice of American politics, the False Choice we are offered between the democrats and republicans, both Statists and Imperialists. We are to believe that Hitler and Stalin were on opposing ends of the ideological paradigm, yet, facists and communists are statists through and through.
He has very little good to say about the current Republican war mongerers or the Democrats that supposedly oppose the war, yet support imperialism when managed by one of their own.
His second chapter details the ideology of non-interventionism espoused by the "Founding Fathers," and shows how the current wars are in direct conflict with that ideology. He gives insight into the "blowback" from the CIA's meddling in the Middle East for the last 50 years and discusses the economic costs of maintaining an Empire which consists of 700 military bases in over 130 countries around the world - over $1 Trillion per year.
Chapter three is on the Constitution, what Bush referred to as "just a goddam piece of paper," and what has been seemingly forgotten by lawmakers for the last 150 years. The chapter discusses "signing statements," "Executive Orders," and states' rights issues.
Chapter four, on Economic Freedom, offers brilliant insight, from a doctor's perspective, on the Health Care crisis (Hint - Paul argues that the problem is too much government intervention). Paul also discusses, with intellectual authority, the problems with NAFTA and other "managed" trade agreements. He even brings up Sugar Quotas and William Graham Sumner's "The Forgotten Man:"
"The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D."
Chapter Five is on Civil Liberties and Personal Freedom, from The Military Commissions Act to the Patriot Act.
Most importantly is Chapter 6, "Money: The Forbidden Issue in American Politics." In this Chapter, Paul speaks authoritatively on the causes and conditions of monetary inflation -- monetary inflation precedes price inflation! -- and the remedy, abolishment of the Federal Reserve Banking Cartel and legalization of gold and silver as money. I am simply unable to do the chapter its due justice, so you'll have to read it yourself.
The final chapter is on "the Revolution" and how we can continue to fight for liberty as Paul's campaign for President was but the beginning of an ideological battle for liberty.
It is interesting that the only person, in my judgement, qualified to be President, had to be talked into applying for the job!
11 of 15 customers found the following review helpful:
Fantastic, 2008-04-30
This is an informative and concise work that all freedom-loving Americans should read. Dr. Paul tells why we're facing the problems we are today, and what must be done to address them. Anyone who seeks to understand just what it is about Ron Paul that has his supporters so enthralled needs only to read this book.
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