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, subsidise it.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always...

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always...

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

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

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...

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

Someone once said that every form of government has one characteristic peculiar to it and...

Someone once said that every form of government has one characteristic peculiar to it and...

We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom...

We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom...

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...

The one irrefutable lesson of the entire postwar period [is] contradicting the notion that rigid...

The one irrefutable lesson of the entire postwar period [is] contradicting the notion that rigid...

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for...

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for...

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...

Permanent brain damage is one of the inevitable results of the use of marijuana.

Permanent brain damage is one of the inevitable results of the use of marijuana.

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...

Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, What greater service we could render...

Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, What greater service we could render...

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is...

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is...

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...

Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the...

Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the...

The Soviet Union is an Evil Empire, and Soviet communism is the focus of evil...

The Soviet Union is an Evil Empire, and Soviet communism is the focus of evil...

What would our world be like if we ceased to worry about 'right' and 'wrong,'...

What would our world be like if we ceased to worry about 'right' and 'wrong,'...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance