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

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We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put...

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

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We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

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

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Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you...

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The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I'm from the government and I'm...

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Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that...

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Government, which does not and did not grant us our rights, must not now seek...