Farewell Speech

On 27th December 2012, in the United States, Ron Paul gave his farewell speech to the American House of Representatives. He is one of the few politicians in the English speaking world who sees things as they are.
In this country, supposedly libertarian members of the Conservative Party and UKIP are in love with the military. The libertarian movement in England, in such organizations as the Freedom Association, are ruling and overseer class movements, more interested in curtailing the protections of the poor than in the dismantling of the military bureaucratic complex.
They wish to dismantle the welfare state, but not the warfare state. Ron Paul, on the other hand, wishes to dismantle both.
I will let the man speak for himself:

“Humanitarian arguments are always used to justify government mandates related to the economy, monetary policy, foreign policy, and personal liberty. This is on purpose to make it more difficult to challenge. But, initiating violence for humanitarian reasons is still violence. Good intentions are no excuse and are just as harmful as when people use force with bad intentions. The results are always negative.
The immoral use of force is the source of man’s political problems. Sadly, many religious groups, secular organizations, and psychopathic authoritarians endorse government initiated force to change the world. Even when the desired goals are well-intentioned - or especially when well-intentioned - the results are dismal. The good results sought never materialize. The new problems created require even more government force as a solution. The net result is institutionalizing government initiated violence and morally justifying it on humanitarian grounds.”