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July 3, 2007
After an airport rally in Arizona recently, a tall black man in an Obama shirt
came up to shake my hand. He said he had stopped to listen, stayed to learn,
and now wanted a Ron Paul shirt. And sure enough, when I saw him again, he was
wearing one.
Diversity is much talked about these days, for purposes of government
enhancement, but its reality is rare. However, I've seen it -- everyday, in our
campaign.
Young people, middle-aged people, seniors, whites, blacks, Hispanics, new
citizens, old-line families, Republicans in suits and ties, hippies,
home-schoolers, high-schoolers, homemakers, small business people, workers and
capitalists, all united in their love for country and Constitution.
As my great mentor Ludwig von Mises showed, government meddling in the economy
creates conflict, as special-interest groups seek to rip us off through big
government. The voluntarism of the free market, on the other hand, brings
social cooperation and peace. That's why this campaign is a showcase for the
real unity-in-diversity that is freedom.
Of course, the number of young people continues to thrill me. When I ask them
how they got interested, they usually mention the Constitution. Old-style
permissive parenting held that kids should do as they wanted, but kids want and
need rules, and they know that government needs them too. Thus our Constitution
-- the few, good rules for a society of liberty, and for the social and
international peace that we all want.
Two other notes: conservative talkshow host Michael Smerconish told me he has
changed his mind on the war, and now agrees with us. And a Republican county
chairman in South Carolina said I am unwelcome in his county because of my
position on the war. He will help all other candidates, but not me.
But just as the Iowa exclusion didn't work -- we had more people, and far more
enthusiastic people, than the official event -- so this man will not be
successful.
You can help make sure of that, with your generous donation
(www.ronpaul2008.com...) to this campaign. We run on a comparative
shoestring, and that has its advantages against the lumbering dinosaur
operations of our opponents. We can be nimble and quick. But not without your
help. I'd be so grateful for your contribution.
Warmest regards,
Ron Paul