--- title: "21 Government Solution Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 21 Government Solution quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Government Solution sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/ronald-reagan-119_government_in-the-present-crisis-government-is-not_621415.jpg" --- > [In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/in-the-present-crisis-government-is-not-the-solution-to-our-problem/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/ronald-reagan-119_government_in-the-present-crisis-government-is-not_621415.jpg) > [Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We - the American people - we are the solution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/government-is-not-the-problem-and-government-is-not-the-solution-we/) [William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3d/william-j-clinton-302_american-people_government-is-not-the-problem-and-govern_870706.jpg) > [“Government is not the only solution, but it is also not the only problem.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-brooks/government-is-not-the-only-solution-but-it-is-also-not-the-only/) [David Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/david-brooks-644_government_government-is-not-the-only-solution-but_1690912.png) > [Government is not the solution, but rather the cause of our problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/government-is-not-the-solution-but-rather-the-cause-of-our-problems/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eae/ronald-reagan-119_causes_government-is-not-the-solution-but-rathe_1758363.jpg) > [The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/the-government-solution-to-a-problem-is-usually-as-bad-as-the-problem/) [Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/milton-friedman-616_government_the-government-solution-to-a-problem-is_27964.png) > [Government is not a solution to our problem government is the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/government-is-not-a-solution-to-our-problem-government-is-the-problem/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e9/ronald-reagan-119_freedom_government-is-not-a-solution-to-our-prob_176637.jpg) > [Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We, the American people, we are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-clinton/today-we-can-declare-government-is-not-the-problem-and-government-is/) [Bill Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/bill-clinton-11499_american-people_today-we-can-declare-government-is-not-t_1114180.jpg) > [There used to be this feeling under Eisenhower and Kennedy and Roosevelt and Truman that government was a solution. Trust in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-caro/there-used-to-be-this-feeling-under-eisenhower-and-kennedy-and/) [Robert Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-caro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/robert-caro-11059_back_there-used-to-be-this-feeling-under-eise_2678733.png) > [Conservatism to me is limited government, liberty and sticking to the Constitution and realizing that government is not the solution to almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-pavlich/conservatism-to-me-is-limited-government-liberty-and-sticking-to-the/) [Katie Pavlich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-pavlich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/789/katie-pavlich-4312_community_conservatism-to-me-is-limited-government_1498491.jpg) > [I define socialism as the government controlling the means of production. I don't think the answer to some of the big vesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-delaney/i-define-socialism-as-the-government-controlling-the-means-of/) [John Delaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-delaney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/john-delaney-23755_capitalism_i-define-socialism-as-the-government-con_499672.jpg) > [In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government IS the problem. It isn't so much that liberals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/in-this-present-crisis-government-is-not-the-solution-to-our-problem/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/ronald-reagan-119_crisis_in-this-present-crisis-government-is-not_1729259.jpg) > [“Trump’s political career would have been impossible without the degradation of the whole idea of the public sphere, which has been unfolding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-klein/trump-s-political-career-would-have-been-impossible-without-the/) [Naomi Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/naomi-klein-1072_politics_trump-s-political-career-would-have-been_496793.png) > [In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/in-this-present-crisis-government-is-not-the-solution-to-our-problem-3/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82c/ronald-reagan-119_bears_in-this-present-crisis-government-is-not_2659987.jpg) > [Now, let me be clear. The path I lay out is not one paved with ever increasing government checks and cradle to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/now-let-me-be-clear-the-path-i-lay-out-is-not-one-paved-with-ever/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/221/mitt-romney-268_always_now-let-me-be-clear-the-path-i-lay-out-i_621788.png) > [Politicians throughout history have tried to solve every problem conceivable to man, always failing to recognize that many of the problems we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/politicians-throughout-history-have-tried-to-solve-every-problem/) [Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/ron-paul-686_answers_politicians-throughout-history-have-trie_2803354.png) > [“Government is never the solution, but it is almost always a problem. I'm a capitalist. And I believe in effort and progress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/government-is-never-the-solution-but-it-is-almost-always-a-problem-i/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/pierce-brown-1011_capitalist_government-is-never-the-solution-but-it_323974.jpg) > [Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. ... Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Government's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/government-is-not-a-solution-to-our-problem-government-is-the-problem-2/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/ronald-reagan-119_doe_government-is-not-a-solution-to-our-prob_223575.jpg) > [We have reached a moment in our history where we think that every problem in America has to have a federal government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/we-have-reached-a-moment-in-our-history-where-we-think-that-every/) [Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e23/marco-rubio-355_federal-government_we-have-reached-a-moment-in-our-history_2241327.png) > [The path I lay out is not one paved with ever increasing government checks and cradle to grave assurance that government will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/the-path-i-lay-out-is-not-one-paved-with-ever-increasing-government/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/mitt-romney-268_assurance_the-path-i-lay-out-is-not-one-paved-with_975080.jpg) > [“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/in-this-present-crisis-government-is-not-the-solution-to-our-problem-2/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/ronald-reagan-119_government_in-this-present-crisis-government-is-not_1748098.jpg) > [The ultimate solution is not in the hands of the government. The solution falls on each and every individual, with guidance from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-ultimate-solution-is-not-in-the-hands-of-the-government-the/) [Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcb/ron-paul-686_achieve_the-ultimate-solution-is-not-in-the-hand_862167.jpg) ## Top authors on Government Solution - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government-solution/ronald-reagan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government-solution/#itemlist", "name": "Government Solution Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Reagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/in-the-present-crisis-government-is-not-the-solution-to-our-problem/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/ronald-reagan-119_government_in-the-present-crisis-government-is-not_621415.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/ronald-reagan-119_government_in-the-present-crisis-government-is-not_621415.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/ronald-reagan-119_government_in-the-present-crisis-government-is-not_621415.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem” — Ronald Reagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. 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