Ron Paul, a Scholar, Not a Politician

It's perfectly clear to me that Ron Paul is unlike anyone else in Washington, and unlike any of the other candidates vying for the Republican nomination for President. But it may not be perfectly clear to you. I'd like to invite anyone unfamiliar with Ron Paul's breadth of principle and scholarship to look at a few things.

Books - Ron Paul has written or co-written several books, all of them (except his medical works) with one purpose: to spread the message of freedom. You'll also notice that not a single one of them engages in self-aggrandizement, unlike many others. In chronological order:

• 1981 - Gold, Peace, & Prosperity
• 1982 - The Case for Gold
• 1983 - Abortion and Liberty
• 1983 - Ten Myths About Paper Money
• 1984 - Mises and Austrian Economics
• 1987 - Freedom Under Siege
• 1990 - Challenge to Liberty: Abortion
• 1991 - The Ron Paul Money Book
• 2007 - A Foreign Policy of Freedom
• 2008 - Pillars of Prosperity
• 2008 - The Revolution - A Manifesto
• 2009 - End the Fed
• 2011 - Liberty Defined

Speeches/Articles - Ron Paul has delivered hundreds of speeches on the House floor, and written hundreds of articles and columns on liberty and freedom. Here're a few compilations:

• LewRockwell.com - The Ron Paul File
• House.gov - Ron Paul's Speeches and Statements
• House.gov - Ron Paul's "Texas Straight Talk" Weekly Column

Legislation - Ron Paul has sponsored or co-sponsored many hundreds of House bills. Here're a few notable ones:

• Constitutional War Powers Resolution of 2001
• Anti-Terrorism Act of 2007
• Constitutional Amendment to Abolish Income Taxation
• Honest Money Act
• Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act
• Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007
• Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act

What should be obvious is that Ron Paul is a man who stands on and is guided by his deep commitment to principle. Despite heavy opposition, he's been a relentless defender of liberty. Ron Paul will do everything within his power, as he's done, to restore liberty in America. He doesn't promise what he can't deliver. He's been around quite a while and knows a thing or two about the political game, and he's refused to play it. I hate to see a man of Ron Paul's caliber wrestle around in the putrid mud puddle that is Washington DC, but I believe he does it out of selflessness and out of a love for liberty and his fellow man.