Government Quote by 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

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Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines.

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I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation…

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You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly. So you learn. You…

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Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

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Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills.

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The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in…

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Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be…

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The WPA was one of the most productive elements of FDR's alphabet soup of agencies because it put people to work building roads, bridges,…

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Where there's liberty, art succeeds.

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Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.…

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A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the…

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On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilitie s and joys of fatherhood. Whether our…

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Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts.

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It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.

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Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government.

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Government schools, with your tax money, now discourage the teaching of multiplication tables by rote memorization but teach reading by the 'look-and-say' method which…

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