[mnehring]

This is the closest quote I could find so far.
Countries like Switzerland and Sweden who promote neutrality and non-intervention have benefited for the most part by remaining secure and free of war over the centuries..... But this, of course, is not attractive to the military-industrial complex, which enjoys a higher standard of living at the expense of the taxpayer when a policy of intervention and constant war preparation is carried out."

(source: http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr090502.htm )

[lormand]

I’m not surprised he advocates such a thing. My previous comment was tongue in cheek sarcasm though. I’m like like that from time to time. :)

[SJackson]

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http://ronpauldaily.blogspot.com/2007/08/switzerlands-president-learns-about-ron.html

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Switzerland’s president learns about Ron Paul
A Ron Pauler wrote to the president of Switzerland regarding the Ron Paul Google interview. And the person actually responded! Can you imagine Bush responding to your letter? Or any member of the government for that matter?

Here is their exchange:

Here is what the person wrote:

Switzerland and your position as President recently came up in an interview given by Ron Paul, a physician and Congressman from Texas, running for the nomination of the Republican Party for the United States Presidential election of 2008.

Ron Paul was asked if there are any other country, right now, that do a better job of protecting liberties and maintaining a small government than the United States. Dr. Paul replied there are more and more countries that are encroaching on the US’s reputation for protecting liberties, but Switzerland is the one he thought does a better job than the US. He said it would be neat to be President of Switzerland, then joked that no one in the audience probably knew who the President of Switzerland is .

The video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCM_wQy4YVg and the part where Switzerland is mentioned starts at around 17:50 and lasts about 45 seconds.

For Reference, Ron Paul is a strict Constitutionalist and a libertarian. He believes in a small fiscally conservative government that stays out of the personal lives of people. He believes the United States should stay out of entangling foreign alliances and the affairs of other countries. “Commerce with all, alliance with none.” Ron Paul’s personal and political philosophies are very much aligned with the politics and culture of Switzerland with your long standing tradition of neutrality and independence from international organizations that take from the sovereignty of their member countries. I think it would be interesting if you and the Federal Council could discuss American libertarianism and Constitutionalism with Ron Paul; our two countries and people have far more in common than people realize given the current administration of the United States.

Be sure to check out Ron Paul’s webpage (http://www.ronpaul2008.com) and watch some of his YouTube videos (http://www.youtube.com/RonPaul2008dotcom).