Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

Topics: Ronald Reagan Quotes

Trust, but verify.

Trust, but verify.

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

I'm not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

I'm not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:...

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:...

You know, if I listened to him [Michael Dukakis] long enough, I would be convinced...

You know, if I listened to him [Michael Dukakis] long enough, I would be convinced...

Middle age is when you're faced with two temptations and you choose the one that...

Middle age is when you're faced with two temptations and you choose the one that...

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no...

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no...

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to...

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to...

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.

Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet.

Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

We are for aiding our allies by sharing some of our material blessings with those...

We are for aiding our allies by sharing some of our material blessings with those...

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons,...

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons,...

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm...

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm...

Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either...

Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either...

As the observance of divine institutions is the cause of the greatness of republics, so...

As the observance of divine institutions is the cause of the greatness of republics, so...

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.