Ronald Reagan Quotes

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

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other.
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Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
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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.
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Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
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Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.
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History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
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How can a president not be an actor?
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How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
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I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
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I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.
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I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.
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I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.
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I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
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I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.
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I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.
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I'm not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
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I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.
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I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.
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If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.
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