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Ron Paul said that Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren was "a socialist" and that public schooling was "a socialist thing" during an interview Tuesday with ABC News and Yahoo.

Paul, an avowed libertarian, was asked to respond to a now-famous quote by Warren, who argued that those who built wealth in America were able to do so because the government had provided infrastructure, education, and security. Thus, Warren argues, "part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."

ABC News reporter Terry Moran asked Paul why Warren was wrong.

"Because she's a socialist," Paul responded.

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