History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20% of the people's income, there begins to be a lack of respect for government. . . . When it reaches 25%, there comes an increase in lawlessness.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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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.

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...

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...

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under...

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under...

I'm not smart enough to lie

I'm not smart enough to lie

I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of...

I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of...

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...

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...

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

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...

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,...

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...

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.

There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage...

There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage...

Without God there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience,...without God...

Without God there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience,...without God...

Poverty is a career for lot's of well paid people

Poverty is a career for lot's of well paid people

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive....

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive....

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

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

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military...

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military...

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're...

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're...