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

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

A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship is a 2007 compilation by congressman Ron Paul of his foreign policy speeches[1][2] to the U.S. House of Representatives over a 30-year period, 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

Paul and the book were featured on a crowded Tonight Show on October 30, 2007, and host Jay Leno was able to get Paul to autograph his copy after the show.[3] By March 2008 it had sold "a brisk 37,000 copies".[4]

Contents

Item Page Length
Foreword i 4
Introduction v 2
1976 1 2
1980 3 2
1981 5 4
1982 9 12
1983 21 18
1984 39 18
While out of Congress 57 2
1997 59 8
1998 67 16
1999 83 46
2000 129 10
2001 139 46
2002 185 58
2003 243 38
2004 281 20
2005 301 42
2006 343 18
Summary 361 12

References

  1. ^ Kamen, Al (2007-08-10). "Campaigning by the Book". Washington Post: p. A11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR2007080901976.html. Retrieved 2008-04-03. 
  2. ^ Stearns, Matt (2007-08-03). "Bookstores replete with books from campaign trail". News & Observer (McClatchy Newspapers). http://www.newsobserver.com/nation_world/story/658590.html. Retrieved 2008-04-03. 
  3. ^ Doherty, Brian (February 2008). "Scenes from the Ron Paul Revolution: The rise of an eclectic anti-statist movement". Reason magazine. http://www.reason.com/news/show/123905.html. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 
  4. ^ Bruner, Jon (2008-03-13). "The Battle for Hearts, Minds and Book Sales". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20080315173323/http://blogs.forbes.com/trailwatch/2008/03/the-battle-for.html. Retrieved 2008-04-03.