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 Politicians could learn something from this book. If we had more elected leaders like this man, we wouldn't be anywhere near the situation we're in today. Ron Paul is the only politician to actually say, with honesty, what we truly want and need to hear: the truth. Pick up a copy for yourself and grab some copies as gifts. It's a short book, and a must-read. Ron Paul's Revolution. _The Revolution: A Manifesto_, published in 2008, is a campaign book by Ron Paul, U.S. Presidential candidate in 2008 and Texas Congressman. This book outlines Dr. Ron Paul's program for America which essentially consists in restoring liberty to the American people and upholding the United States Constitution. While Ron Paul's message is unique among all the candidates for president in this upcoming election, his campaign has been blackened out by the media. Nevertheless, he enjoys a sizeable following and has achieved records in campaign contributions. What Ron Paul promises is a substantial change from the usual form of U.S. politics and a return to the principles of the Founding Fathers as spelled out in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. To Ron Paul, this means among other things a non-interventionist foreign policy, a limited and substantially scaled back government, a return to economic freedom along with a restoration of lost civil liberties to American citizens, and a new look at the money issue and the Federal Reserve banking system. During his terms in Congress, Ron Paul has earned the nickname "Dr. No", because he is a medical doctor and because of his refusal to vote against the U.S. Constitution. While Ron Paul is running as a Republican, he represents an Old Right non-interventionist form of conservativism or libertarianism that is not found amongst the majority of Republican candidates today. Ron Paul has criticized the neoconservative component of the Republican party for quite some time, but he also finds today's Democrats to be equally at fault. In fact, Ron Paul finds the whole political class to be possessed of individuals who largely seek power for its own sake and have little interest in the principles of liberty upon which the United States was founded. This book outlines Ron Paul's plans for peaceful revolution and a return to the United States Constitution. In the first chapter of his book, Ron Paul explains the false choices in American politics. Here, Ron Paul explains how the Republican party has been co-opted by phony neoconservatives. At the same time, Ron Paul finds fault with the Democrats for largely agreeing with the Republicans on issues of intervention abroad while demanding an equally problematic and substantial intervention at home. Thus, Ron Paul sees little difference in the two main political parties. In the second chapter, Ron Paul explains the foreign policy of the Founding Fathers. Ron Paul quotes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Quincy Adams showing how the Founders maintained that America should not meddle in the affairs of other nations. Ron Paul then shows how the events of September 11 were used by the Bush administration to excuse a strongly interventionist foreign policy and an invasion of Iraq that violated just war principles. Ron Paul also argues that Clinton's wars effectively amounted to the same thing and that while the Democrats may claim to be anti-war, they frequently push for interventions abroad and have offered no alternative to the debacle in Iraq. Ron Paul also argues that foreign aid should cease, both on moral and pragmatic grounds, and particularly as concerns the nation of Israel. Ron Paul mentions the case of suicide bombers, but shows how their religion is largely not the central issue of concern but rather their resistance to an occupying power. Finally, Ron Paul mentions various classical conservative thinkers and shows how they uniformly spoke out against empire and unnecessary foreign meddling. In the third chapter of this book, Ron Paul focuses on the Constitution. To begin with, Ron Paul effectively shows how the Constitution has been subverted, particularly by those who maintain that the Constitution is a "living document" (showing how in effect this allows for the government to behave in any manner it wishes contrary to the Constitution and thus reduces its effect to nothing). Ron Paul also focuses substantially on the Bush administration, showing how presidential power has increased and how blatant disregard for the Constitution and Bill of Rights has been effected. Ron Paul also shows how the power of Congress to declare war has been subverted since the Korean war by the president. Ron Paul also discusses such matters as abortion (Roe v. Wade) and the death penalty, showing how such issues have been ruled upon by federal judges with total disregard to the rights of the states. Ron Paul also considers the case of the draft and the federal income tax, showing how both are not only unconstitutional but immoral as well. In the fourth chapter of this book, Ron Paul considers the case of economic freedom. Ron Paul shows how excessive regulations have a damaging effect on business. Ron Paul also argues for property rights and individual freedom. Ron Paul also shows how free trade agreements such as NAFTA and sponsored by the WTO are in fact nothing of the sort, but rather attempts to get the United States to surrender sovereignty to a supernational body. In the fifth chapter of this book, Ron Paul considers the case of civil liberties and personal freedom. Ron Paul shows how civil liberties have been lost, mentioning the Patriot Act and much post-9/11 legislation that in effect gives police state powers to the federal government. Ron Paul also shows how habeas corpus has been suspended and torture has been used against those labeled "enemy combatants". Indeed, Ron Paul argues that the War on Terror has been used to excused much underhanded dealing and spying on private citizens by the federal government. Further, despite the Republican opposition to such tactics used by the Clinton regime, they have largely turned a blind eye to the vast abuses of the Bush regime following September 11. Ron Paul also considers the federal War on Drugs, arguing that this should be an issue for the states to deal with and local communities rather than the federal government. Ron Paul maintains that like Prohibition (which at the least was proposed as an amendment to the Constitution), the War on Drugs has resulted in increased crime and black market drug dealing. Ron Paul also mentions the case of medical marijuana and the subversion of the rights of the states. Finally, Ron Paul mentions the issue of home schooling and shows the complete failure of much of the public education system. In addition, Ron Paul shows how alleged screening for mental illness amongst youngsters may be used to weed out individuals who hold to certain philosophical or religious beliefs. In the sixth chapter of this book, Ron Paul mentions the "forbidden issue in politics", that of money. Ron Paul shows how the Federal Reserve rather than dampening the effects of economic booms and busts in fact makes them worse. As a sound money theorist, Ron Paul offers an alternative by lowering taxes on gold and silver, thus allowing for trade in these precious metals and possibly preventing an economic collapse brought on by a declining dollar. The money issue is particularly important, because no other candidate dares mention it, and because it has not been brought up in the political arena for many years. Finally, Ron Paul ends with a chapter calling for his peaceful revolution. Ron Paul reiterates his main points, showing how we have surrendered our sovereignty by becoming dependent on government. In particular, Ron Paul reaches out to the young by a call to personal responsibility and self-reliance. The book ends with a call to revolution just as our Founding Fathers experienced their call against the oppression of a despotic government. Ron Paul remains one of the few men in the political arena willing to tell Americans the hard facts about the current state of affairs. He also remains one of the most ardent defenders of liberty. Despite his detractors, and the media's attempt to black out his campaign, Ron Paul's message is one of common sense and high importance. As such, I believe this book offers hope to our nation that would appear to be going the way of the Roman empire. The Patriots' Platform for 2008 According to former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Congressman Ron Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of 535" on Capitol Hill. The Establishment Elite, having Dr. Paul blocked out by the mainstream media and ridiculed by the Republican Party, believed his candidacy was stopped dead in its tracks. Despite their self-assurence, Dr. Paul received nearly 130,000 votes in the Pennsylvania primary. The REVOLUTION is alive and well! And in "The Revolution: A Manifesto," Dr. Paul crafts a strong intellectual argument for the most radical idea of the 21st century: LIBERTY. The book will be an eye-opener for many of those who were blocked from hearing Dr. Paul's vision on such propaganda outlets as Fox News. Dr. Paul explores all of America's ills and maladies and outlines our Constitutional solutions to these problems. As Dr. Paul outlines in all of his speeches, books, and lectures, only the U.S. Constitution can deliver us the most optimal and beneficial solutions to our financial, foreign, and cultural issues. Dr. Paul's chapters on economics and money are, in my opinion, the best parts of the book. He notes correctly the unfunded liabilities of Medicare and Social Security that reach the tune of $53 trillion. He obliterates the argument for a universal health care system by pointing right at veterans' hospitals, which are nothing short of a complete disgrace. If this is how the government treats its heroes and most valorous citizens, Dr. Paul says, then why in the world believe you would be treated any better? He desires the elimination of the unconstitutional income tax, of which all goes right to the interest payments on the national debt and to the collectivist United Nations before it even reaches the federal government. The Federal Reserve is also creating a fiat empire that will crumble in the years to come and send millions of Americans into economic turmoil. Dr. Paul rightfully condemns such a tyrannical system and calls for its eradication. I don't fully agree with Dr. Paul's views, and I somewhat question his approval of bringing every last American troop home from overseas, but I recognize that the other 99.5% of his analysis on foreign policy is spot-on. I dearly hope this book is circulated on every home, library, and college campus across the country. The American people still do not believe they have a choice in this presidential election. To this I tell them: Ron Paul has NOT dropped out of the race! You still have a choice! No conservative, libertarian, or independent should accept someone like John McCain, much less vote for him! Read "The Revolution" and decide for yourself who deserves to lead our nation, which is now sucked into unconstitutional and undeclared wars in the Middle East, burdened by intrusive government interference, and losing its precious freedoms guaranteed to it by the Bill of Rights. Who will you choose? Let the revolution begin! A MUST READ FOR EVERY ONE. After all the other reviews, thereis nothing more that can be said. Just buy it. It will open you eyes. Wake up America. Forget politics and take back the our Country. We do not need those people Washington telling Us What is What anymore. We are Smarter than they Think. | |||||||||||||