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08-13-2011, 06:51 PM
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61296.html
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 8/13/11 2:38 PM EDT Updated: 8/13/11 3:27 PM EDT
Meet Ron Paul, the social conservative.
The Texas congressman, best known for his small-government, anti-Federal Reserve economic views, tacked in a different direction with his Ames address and delivered an uncharacteristically sharp denunciation of the practice of abortion.
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Paul began his remarks by acknowledging that his campaign is "identified with the cause of liberty." But, he continued: "There is something that precedes liberty and that is life."
"The prime reason that government exists in a free society is to protect liberty, but also to protect life. And I mean all life," Paul said.
The libertarian-leaning presidential candidate, who is an obstetrician by training, has long opposed abortion rights, but has not emphasized it in his presidential campaigns...
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By ALEXANDER BURNS | 8/13/11 2:38 PM EDT Updated: 8/13/11 3:27 PM EDT
Meet Ron Paul, the social conservative.
The Texas congressman, best known for his small-government, anti-Federal Reserve economic views, tacked in a different direction with his Ames address and delivered an uncharacteristically sharp denunciation of the practice of abortion.
Continue Reading
Paul began his remarks by acknowledging that his campaign is "identified with the cause of liberty." But, he continued: "There is something that precedes liberty and that is life."
"The prime reason that government exists in a free society is to protect liberty, but also to protect life. And I mean all life," Paul said.
The libertarian-leaning presidential candidate, who is an obstetrician by training, has long opposed abortion rights, but has not emphasized it in his presidential campaigns...
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