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Randal Howard "Rand" Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American politician and physician serving as the junior United States Senator from Kentucky since 2011, alongside Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. He is the son of former U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas.

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You have to decide in advance whether you're ready go to war. If you guys are ready to send a million troops into Ukraine and fight World War III, you're going to do it without my support because I think that's a really foolish notion.

Fighting, Iii, Think, Thinking, Troops, War

Let's say tomorrow that there was a president, that we elected a president that eliminated the bulk collection of data. Let's just say it happened. What do you think would happen? People are like 'the sky would fall. We would be overrun with jihadists. ' Maybe we could rely on the Constitution. Maybe we could get warrants. . . . If you make the warrant specific, there's no limit to what you can get through a warrant.

Collection, Data, Fall, Nsa, Sky, Thinking

I have allowed the president to pick his political appointees…But I will not sit quietly and let him shred the Constitution.

Constitution, Let, Political, President, Shred

The other thing to realize is that almost all these shootings, including this shooting [in San-Bernardino], happened in a government building where people are not allowed to defend themselves. While it's not the ultimate answer, the ultimate answer would be no violence, part of the answer is saying, "We need to allow people to defend themselves. "

Allowed, Defend, Government, Part, People, Would Be

The coarsening of our culture towards violent death has more consequences than war. Tragically, this same culture has led to the death of 50 million unborn children in the last 40 years. I don't think a civilization can long endure that does not have respect for all human life, born and not yet born. I believe there will come a time when we are all judged on whether or not we took a stand in defense of all life from the moment of conception until our last natural breath.

Believe, Children, Endure, Moment, Think, War

My goal right now is to actually help Donald Trump. He's the Republican president. He's doing a lot of things that conservatives are for. I'm for. And so my goal is to help Kentucky by repealing regulations that are killing our coal industry. And I think on that, we're very much aligned.

Conservatives, Goal, Kentucky, Killing, President, Thinking

We have to think before we act.

Act, Think, Thinking

I think my dad has helped me tremendously.

Dad, My Dad, Think, Thinking, Tremendously

I think that there is a bipartisan consensus that's incorrect that we should have the whole world be in NATO. For example, if we had Ukraine and Georgia in NATO - and this is something McCain and the other neocons have advocated for - we would be at war now because Russia has invaded both of them.

War, Thinking, Russia, Nato, Whole

Foreign aid is not something the vast majority of Americans support, but definitely not conservatives.

Aid, Aids, Americans, Majority, Support

All issues of crime are better addressed at the state level.

Crime, Issues, Level, Levels, State

If you think you have the right to health care, you are saying basically that I am your slave. I provide health care. . . My staff and technicians provide it. . . If you have a right to health care, then you have a right to their labor.

Care, Slave, Think, Thinking

Whether or not regime change is a good idea or a bad idea. I don't think because I think the regime change was a bad idea it means that Hussein was necessarily a good idea.

Good, Idea, Ideas, Mean, Think, Thinking

The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed on the colonies by King George III. This act inevitably led to the American Revolution. Just as the Stamp Act did in 1765, Obamacare should act as a wake-up call. Chief Justice Roberts provides us with a similar call to action.

Act, Justice, Kings, Led, Obamacare, Stamp

I really think that discrimination and racism is a horrible thing. And I don't want any form of it in our government, in our public sphere.

Government, Racism, Sphere, Thinking

As our voices rise in protest, the NSA monitors your every phone call. if you have a cell phone, you are under surveillance. I believe what you do on your cell phone is none of their damn business.

Believe, Business, Cells, Phones, Under, Voices

Any time we give people the ability to use force, we have to be very careful. It's sort of like the people who spy on us - you've got to watch the watchers.

Force, Giving, Like, People, Sort, Spy

I am pleased though that there's a possibility of a diplomatic solution [in Syria]. I remain somewhat skeptical, but I am pleased that it's a possibility and I think people like myself who've been arguing for delaying this bombing, have allowed this diplomatic possibility to occur.

Arguing, Delaying, People, Remain, Syria, Thinking

When you couple this militarization of law enforcement with an erosion of civil liberties and due process that allows the police to become judge and jury - national security letters, no-knock searches, broad general warrants, pre-conviction forfeiture - we begin to have a very serious problem on our hands.

Civil, Couple, Erosion, Hands, Process

The source of the problem is in Syria. Raqqa is the headquarters of ISIL, which is a lethal terrorist organization, now army. If you don't go after them over there, they're going to hit us over here, and there's no substitute for that in my view.

Army, Hit, Lethal, Organization, Terrorist, Views

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