Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
RONALD REAGANGovernment is like a baby: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
More Ronald Reagan Quotes
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Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
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America is too great for small dreams.
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Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.
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Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
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We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
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No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology.
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Trust, but verify.
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Facts are stupid things.
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Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
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Government is like a baby: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
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The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.
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Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.
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Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.
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Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
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As government expands, liberty contracts.
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