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

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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My belief has always been . . . that wherever in this land any individual's...

My belief has always been . . . that wherever in this land any individual's...

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better...

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better...

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

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

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...

Our whole system of government is based on We the people, but if we the...

Our whole system of government is based on We the people, but if we the...

It is not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make...

It is not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make...

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:...

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run...

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run...

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...

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future

We will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning as...

We will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning as...

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

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.

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.

Trust, but verify.

Trust, but verify.

Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government...

Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government...

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

Don't worry. God is never blind to your tears, never deaf to your prayers and...

Don't worry. God is never blind to your tears, never deaf to your prayers and...

I dislike loud-mouthed patriots who think they like our country more than I do. Some...

I dislike loud-mouthed patriots who think they like our country more than I do. Some...