Ron Paul represents a very real chance of returning to the earlier republican traditions of the United States.

Rhetorically, the Grand Old Party is the party in America for small and limited government. Not so in practical politics. In practical politics, the GOP stands for something quite different from small, limited government. For instance, the GOP stands out as the frontrunner for Wilsonian foreign policy.

One exception stands out from the crowd in this respect, namely the Honorable Ronald Ernest Paul, M.D., United States Representative from the 14th district of Texas, a truly honorable and earnest man.

Many ignore this honorable Congressman or believe he has no chance at all, notably mainstream media and a bunch of neocons. David Frum, who spoke at a meeting in Oslo on the morning of October 18, did not mention Paul’s name during his speech, while he did mention several other candidates. When asked about Paul, he without ridicule told the audience that Paul was doing well financially, but “did not show” in the polls. That may be changing now. A New Hampshire poll recently showed 7.4 percent to Paul.

In fact, a whole lot may be changing now when the Paul campaign starts spending money and the unofficial, grassroots campaigning continues at a rising level.

I cannot support Congressman Ron Paul at the polls, as I am a subject of a foreign prince. Nor can I support his campaign financially, as I don’t have status as an American resident either. I do, however, give Dr. Paul my full moral support.

While Congressman Paul and this author certainly have our differences, notably on the interpretation of history, the election of Ron Paul as the next POTUS is one of the best things that could happen to those United States and the world – if not the best thing – within the limits of what one reasonably can expect and within a reasonable amount of time.

My sympathies when it comes to the American struggle for independence go largely in line with those of the late Dr. John Attarian, while I do to some extent follow the concept of there not having been an American Revolution, only an American War for Independence. However, I think those United States would be better served, in the words of Leland B. Yeager, by returning to their earlier republican traditions. United States Representative Ron Paul and his presidential candidacy represent a very real chance of returning to just those traditions – or at least a very real chance of making a significant step in that direction.

Congressman Paul admits that power tends to corrupt. He has seen this take place in the District of Columbia. As a United States Representative, Dr. Paul has proven that he has been able to reject the political games. He has declined to take part in the Congressional pension program. He has refused his kids taking student loans. These are all good signs, and there are more of them, the most notable of which probably is the humility with regards to his own potential corruption; Dr. Paul hopes that he will be able to resist temptation if he is put at the helm at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

It is not a goal in itself for Representative Paul to be POTUS, nor to be Congressman. His goal is to have government according to the United States Constitution. He will not compromise that goal to be President. He is not an ambitious demagogue. His Presidency will not be part of some political ambition. That is an important reason why he should be President. We recall the words of Plato:

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.

You may agree that popular government is bad, even tending to be worse than personal government of old. Still, entrusting Ron Paul with the Presidency may make things far better than they are today. In any case, it will not disprove the general rule, for counter-examples are not enough to disprove general rules.

You may believe that Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Bertrand de Jouvenel, and other like-minded thinkers are seriously mistaken on the issue of monarchy and democracy. This is your chance to prove that – for the part of those United States at least – decline is only temporary.

You may believe that the theories of monarchy and democracy are irrelevant – at least for America. This is still your chance to bring back limited government to those United States. Come on! Prove that those United States can do well with popular government! Where’s the spirit?

We see Wilsonianism exercised from the banks of the Potomac today. We see hard Wilsonianism exercised in Iraq. We see soft Wilsonianism exercised at the top of the world – in Nepal.

It is true, as David Frum told the audience in Oslo, that the United States cannot leave behind a king in the nations their government comes to “fix.” However, this is the legacy of a progressive. This is the legacy of intervention. It is the legacy of a desire to fix the world. It is high time to let Dr. Paul provide a cure.

Since World War I we have seen potential monarchical restorations not undertaken because of what the United States Government perceives its mission to be. The United States Government has seen as its mission for several decades to ensure that every nation has some sort of Wilsonian, modern democracy, thus upholding the Wilsonian world order.

Bruce Walker recently suggested that monarchy may be a good idea for several nations. As mentioned above, thinkers have made stronger arguments. World War I can rightly be called the war that ended the world of liberty. Since then – with the possible exception of World War II – we've been stuck with the, basically strengthening, Wilsonian world order. We have yet to return to the pre-1914 order of much less intervention.

David Frum – at his Oslo meeting – expressed concern about China as a growing non-democratic economy, being an economically strong nation, “for the first time since the Kaiser’s Germany.” Now, I do not endorse the Chinese political system, but a situation where 1.3 billion plus Chinese are dragged to the polls in Western style is not necessarily something to look forward to. Non-democratic systems need not be bad. When non-Western parts of the world are on the rise, it may be even wiser not to try to ram our style down their throats.

We should remember that Woodrow Wilson was a progressive. His policies were progressive. His legacy is thus nothing real conservatives should support.

It is high time for the Wilsonian world order to end. It is better for it to end in a controlled manner than for it to come crashing or tumbling down.

Putting Ron Paul in the White House would serve 3 main purposes:

• ending Wilsonian foreign policy

• ending Wilsonian domestic policy

• rolling back the U.S. federal government otherwise.

There may be things a Ron Paul Presidency may not get through. There is a Congress, and there are other factors as well, but still there is a good chance of significant progress. Those who are interested in largesse from the government in one way or another – especially those powerful interests that can manipulate big chunks of the electorate – will not stand back passively and just watch. Still, there is a chance.

If the GOP really means business about being for small, limited government, it basically has but one choice: to nominate the United States Representative from the 14th district of Texas, the Honorable Ronald Ernest Paul, M.D., for the Presidency of those United States.

With the latest poll developments many may soon wake up to a world where this will not seem as such a far-fetched dream.

It is time to cure the world of the disease called Wilsonianism, and to let Dr. Paul do the curing. It will be a benefit to those United States and to the world at large.