Best quotes by Ronald Reagan on Government

Checkout quotes by Ronald Reagan on Government

• ‟ The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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• ‟ Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

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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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• ‟ Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

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• ‟ Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

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• ‟ No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

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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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• ‟ 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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• ‟ The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

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• ‟ Man is not free unless government is limited.

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• ‟ Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

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• ‟ 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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