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The enemy is nott in RuRus- a Liibertarian putts our current situatioi n in perspective sia or Iran, it’s in Washington, D.C., andn we can sttop ana d reveals what it will take to overcome the enor- “Republican or Democrat? It seems no matter who wins, we lose. Only Wayne Allyn Root it beforo e it’s too late.” mous obstaclc es we face. can save the USA from the morons, thieves, and frauds in Washington, D.C. He is our —KEEVIN HOGAN, PSYD, Authorr of The Science last best hope to lead a political revolution. Read this book to stop the insanity, to save our of Infl uencee and The 12 Factors of Businesss Succec ss Throughout these pages, Root also shares his nation, to protect our freedom. 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If every U.S. citizen would read The Conscience of a Libertarian, most of the government is the problem—not the soluution——andd the inncocome tax rate to empower Americans to save power holders in Washington would be thrown out of offi ce. In his trademark dynamic calls fof r a dramatic reduction in governnmem nt inter- the monen y neededd to innvest in stocks, real estata e, andd style, Root leaves no doubt that government is not the solution, but the problem.” vev ntioon. Root is a Citizen Politiciai n whose papassion business stat rtr -uupss; encourage reasa ononable risk annd — ROBERT RINGER, Publisher, A Voice of Sanity in an Insane World and New York Times and mem sss age caan sppearhead ouur CiCititizen Revoluutiono .” entrt epe renen urship; and eliminate coorpr orate welfl are. bestselling author, To Be or Not to Be Intimidated? and Looking Out for #1 — MMANNNY KLAUA SNNER, Co--Founding Editor ofo Reasonn magaza ine ana d Cofounder ofo theh Reasoon Itt’s time foor a neew revovolution, a CiC tiizeen Revoluutit on ledd Founndad tion byy a Citizen Polo iticiai n. Just asa ouru Foundinng FaF thhers WAYNE ALLYN ROOT is one of the most charismatic, fi ery, O inntendn ed, RoR oto ’s goal is to gig ve the power bacck too you, outspoken, and controversial political personalities in America today. F tht e citizeens andn taxa payers. FoF cusing in part on his He was the 2008 Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee. A N TODAY’S turbulent economy,y morre annd morer A home stat te of NeN vav daa—which reppresents smala ler gov- college classmate of Barack Obama at Columbia University, he is peopplel are growiing concernedd abob ut theiri fi nan- ernmmene t,, has amomong the lowesst tax ratet s inn Amem riicac , now the leading contender for the Libertarian presidential nomina- cial futuru e ana d loooking fof r answere s thhat make sensn e. and coontini uoususlly proomom tetes persr onnala andd econon mim c tion in 2012. 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He is a frequent guest on Fox News, Fox Business, and many national InI ThT e Consciencece of a LiL beertr arian, LiL beerttara ian PaPartr y JACKJAJJACKET DESIGESIGGN:N C . WAW LLACE radio shows including Savage Nation, The Jerry Doyle Show, and The Mancow Show. 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