Consent of the governed Quote by Ronald Reagan

“We are a nation that has a government-not the other way around. And that makes us special among the nations of the earth.”

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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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 put things in perspective. You pull your energies together. You change. You go forward. My fellow Americans, I have a great deal that I want to accomplish with you and for you over the next two…

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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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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 political one who lives in Florida. The one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I'll call Kinsley over…

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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 fathers are near at hand or a continent away, with their families or watching from the light of eternity, we take this day to remember them, to say our thanks for the years they have given…

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The mass of the citizens is the safest depositary of their own rights.

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Let the Democrates go on making its case for more government control over every aspect of our lives. More taxes to pay. More debt to carry. More rules to follow. More judges who just make it up as they go along. We Republicans, we are committed to a federal government that acts again as a servant accountable to the people,…

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“Fortunately, there was government by consent of the governed in America—but just as unfortunately, such governments dearly hate to admit a mistake.”

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