We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.
RONALD REAGANDon’t be afraid to see what you see.
More Ronald Reagan Quotes
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We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.
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Excellence does not begin in Washington.
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Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
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America is too great for small dreams.
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
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There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.
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Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they’re sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive.
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We must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.
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Facts are stupid things.
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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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Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.
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Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
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A people free to choose will always choose peace.
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An economist is someone who sees something that works in practice and wonders if it would work in theory.
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It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
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