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If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question.

Ronald Reagan

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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Book Disgrace Politics Profession Reward Success Writing Yourself
With our eyes fixed on the future, but recognizing the realities of today, we will achieve our destiny to be as a shining city on a hill for all mankind to see.
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Achievement City Destiny Eyes Fix Inspirational Mankind Reality Recognize Shine
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.
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Business Government Mind Steal
Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.
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Finding Government Money Need
Sometimes when I’m faced with an atheist, I am tempted to invite him to the greatest gourmet dinner that one could ever serve, and when we have finished eating that magnificent dinner, to ask him if he believes there’s a cook.
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Atheist Believe Cook Dinner
The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.
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Creation Government Politics State
If you’re explaining, you’re losing.
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Deep Explanation Inspirational Lose One Liner
America is too great for small dreams.
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Country Dreams Greatness One Liner
I didn’t leave the Democratic party, the Democratic Party left me.
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Democracy Government Politics
Government does not solve problems. It subsidizes them.
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Government Problem Solution
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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Admit Church Democracy Enough Government Humble Survival Tolerance
An economist is someone who sees something that works in practice and wonders if it would work in theory.
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Economic History Practice Wonder Work
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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Believe Dreams Fate Greatness Inevitable Nation Realize Time
Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we’ve ever known.
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Beyond Generation Opportunity Shoulder
We think there is a parallel between the Federal involvement in education and the decline in quality over recent years.
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Decline Education Equality Parallel Thinking
The taxpayer – that’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.
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Civil Examination Government Service Tax
We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.
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Inspirational Leave Measure People Success Welfare
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
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Ability Absence Conflict Handle Peace
If history teaches anything, it teaches that self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.
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Delusion Face Fact History Pleasant Teaching
We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.
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Freedom Positive Preparation Proud Remember
You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.
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Character Eat Fellow Food
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
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Care God Leave Live Love Speak
Sometimes when I’m faced with an atheist, I am tempted to invite him to the greatest gourmet dinner that one could ever serve, and when we have finished eating that magnificent dinner, to ask him if he believes there’s a cook.
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Atheist Believe Cook Dinner
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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Account Action Broken Guilt Ideas Individual Rejection Restore Society Time
If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.
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Country Love People
Excellence does not begin in Washington.
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Beginning Country Excellence One Liner
They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.
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Chance Figure Government Hurt President Work Hard

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