Paul: ‘Our Great Nation Was Founded Upon Extraordinary Idea Gov’t Should Be Restrained’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
"When I was a young boy, I was taught to love America, love of liberty pulses in my veins, not because we have beautiful mountains and white sand beaches although we do and not because of our abundance of resources, it's more visceral than that. Our great nation was founded upon the extraordinary notion that government should be restrained and freedom should be maximized. America to me is that beacon. We're unique among the nations that our country stands for freedom, freedom nurtured our country from a rebellious group of colonies into the greatest nation. When tyranny LED the world, America LED the way. We stood decade after decade against communism, the engine of capitalism winning out against the sputtering incompetent engine of socialism. We won the Cold War! [ Applause ] American freedom are so intertwined that people are literally dying to come here. The freedom we fostered in America unleashed genius and advancement like never before. Yet our great nation still needs new ideas and new answers to old problems."