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

Quote by Ronald Reagan

Topics: Government Quotes

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are...

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are...

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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...

Facts are stubborn things.

Facts are stubborn things.

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership -...

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership -...

I'm not smart enough to lie

I'm not smart enough to lie

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business

Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by...

Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by...

Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by...

Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by...

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of...

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of...

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar...

We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar...

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse...

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse...

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own...

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own...

When you see all of the smoke billowing up from the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen,...

When you see all of the smoke billowing up from the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen,...

The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study...

The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study...

As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or...

As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or...

Democrats' attack on the Republican majority leader is nothing but a coordinated agenda to stop...

Democrats' attack on the Republican majority leader is nothing but a coordinated agenda to stop...