A Foreign Policy of Freedom

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A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship

Author	Ron Paul
Cover artist	John Trumbull
Language	English
Subject	international relations, politics, U.S. foreign policy
Genre	Politics
Publisher	Foundation for Rational Economics and Education
Publication date	June 15, 2007
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	372 pages
ISBN	978-0912453002
OCLC	145174995
Preceded by	Compulsory National Service
Followed by	Pillars of Prosperity

U.S. Representative from Texas

Presidential campaigns

Published works

A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship is a 2007 compilation of floor speeches to the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Ron Paul.^[1] They covered a 30-year period and addressed foreign policy. The book was published as an accompaniment to his campaign for the presidency of the United States in the 2008 election. The first edition includes a foreword by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. It is published by the Foundation for Rational Economics and Education of Lake Jackson, Texas.

The cover depicts detail from the 1817 painting Declaration of Independence, by John Trumbull, "courtesy of Architect of the Capitol".

Reception

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Paul and the book were featured on a crowded The Tonight Show on October 30, 2007, and host Jay Leno was able to get Paul to autograph his copy after the show.^[2] By March 2008 it had sold "a brisk 37,000 copies".^[3]

References

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^ Kamen, Al (2007-08-10). "Campaigning by the Book". The Washington Post. p. A11. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
^ Doherty, Brian (February 2008). "Scenes from the Ron Paul Revolution: The rise of an eclectic anti-statist movement". Reason magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
^ Bruner, Jon (2008-03-13). "The Battle for Hearts, Minds and Book Sales". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-04-03.

External links

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OnTheIssues.org's book review and excerpts

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