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.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • 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.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • 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!
    - Ronald Reagan
  • Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • Man is not free unless government is limited.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
    - Ronald Reagan
  • The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.
    - Ronald Reagan