Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

It (Unemployment Insurance) provides prepaid vacations for a segment of our country which has made...

It (Unemployment Insurance) provides prepaid vacations for a segment of our country which has made...

The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts.

The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts.

There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to...

There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to...

We must not look to government to solve our problems. Government is the problem.

We must not look to government to solve our problems. Government is the problem.

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

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

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

Its difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isnt...

Its difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isnt...

When youre up to your armpits in alligators, its hard to remember to drain the...

When youre up to your armpits in alligators, its hard to remember to drain the...

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...

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...

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually,...

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually,...

We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to...

We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to...

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And...

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And...

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles...

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles...

A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?

A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?