Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
RONALD REAGANExcellence does not begin in Washington.
More Ronald Reagan Quotes
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Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.
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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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A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.
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As government expands, liberty contracts.
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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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Government is the people’s business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with the first penny of tax paid.
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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.
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A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one, must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets tough.
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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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If there’s one observation that rings true in today’s changing world, it is that freedom and peace go hand in hand.
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Excellence does not begin in Washington.
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If you think you can – you can!
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It is time to realize we are too great a nation for small dreams. We’re not – as some would have us believe – doomed to an inevitable fate.
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Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They’re just braver 5 minutes longer.
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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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