Ron Paul Quotes

We will restore freedom in America.

They've got to make a decision. They've got to ramp it up and start opening at a faster pace, sell it back to the original owners or make a public offering. I think all things are being considered.

The greatest threat facing America today is the disastrous fiscal policies of our own government, marked by shameless deficit spending and Federal Reserve currency devaluation. It is this one-two punch-- Congress spending more than it can tax or borrow, and the Fed printing money to make up the difference-- that threatens to impoverish us by further destroying the value of our dollars.

Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power.

It appears that the threshold has been reached where consumers are feeling the pinch of higher gas prices and are beginning to reduce their restaurant spending, ... We are also seeing softness in restaurant same-store sales, which we track monthly, further validating a reduction in consumer spending.

I think they are a treat. There are enough consumers who are willing to treat themselves frequently or once in a while.

As recent as the year 2000 we won elections by saying we shouldn't be the policemen of the world, and that we should not be nation building. And its time we got those values back into this country.

They basically have developed almost a cult-like following. I think it's partly as a result of their emphasis on higher-quality ingredients.

If you like small government you need to work hard at having a strong national defense that is not so militant. Personal liberty is the purpose of government, to protect liberty - not to run your personal life, not to run the economy, and not to pretend that we can tell the world how they ought to live.

You run the risk of customers trading down, which drives down check averages and hurts profits.

Think that the best way to [deal with the disaster] is simply to write a huge check to the very government agency that failed so spectacularly.

As chains go, it's doing very well, and investors are reacting to it.

What it comes down to is it's still fashionable to dislike McDonald's. McDonald's is still growing and consumers are spending more money [to eat there]. I'll bet some of those who said they dislike it are still customers.

Without question, we're seeing a slowdown, ... They'll have one glass of wine instead of two, or they're skipping the appetizers.

We are, of course, proud of the many accomplishments we have achieved over the past 40 years. That said, I am even more excited about our plans for the future.