"When those who are governed do too little,……" — Ronald Reagan

"When those who are governed do too little, those who govern can - and often will - do too much."

— Ronald Reagan

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875 Quotes by Ronald Reagan

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I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write…
But the simple truth is that we've lost control of our own borders, and no nation can do that and…
The ongoing migration of persons to the United States in violation of our laws is a serious national problem detrimental…
Our country and state have a special obligation to work toward the stabilization of our own population so as to…
Supporters of this fundamental change in immigration policy say we need to import more well-educated talent if we're to stay…
We have seen numerous instances in which American businesses have brought in foreign skilled workers after having laid off skilled…
Let's face it.., our current [immigration control] system is like a busy intersection without a traffic cop: sure there are…
Labor force needs and economic conditions are disregarded in our policies. Many aspects of our current policies and procedures are…
Sixty percent of our immigrants are admitted merely because they have relatives here. Many of these people are not immediate…
In 1992, the federal Government actually issued more work authorizations to immigrants and temporary foreign workers than the net number…
Congressional mistakes have dramatically increased immigration through a series of what I believe were ill-advised actions going back to 1965…
...I believe that it is not enough, as I said, to tinker at the margins of U.S. immigration law... the…

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The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. — Lord Acton
I think we are realising that governments can't govern us any more. — Antonio Banderas
In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build… — Napoleon Bonaparte
America is a land where men govern, but women rule. — John Mason Brown
To govern means to pillage, as everyone knows. — Albert Camus
To govern mankind, one must not overrate them. — Lord Chesterfield
Our attitude determines how we evaluate our life's experiences. They determine how we evaluate ourselves. They also govern how we… — Dallin H. Oaks
I was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God to help me govern my conduct. And… — Joan of Arc
Men are ruled, at this minute by the clock, by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Only by working within the laws that govern the flow of water will happiness be achieved. — Laozi
God is dead not because He doesn't exist, but because we live, play, procreate, govern, and die as though He… — Charles Colson
When I contemplate the natural dignity of man; when I feel (for Nature has not been kind enough to me… — Thomas Paine

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