Our whole system of government is based on We the people, but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going on, we have no right to bellyache or squawk when things go wrong.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with...

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with...

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't...

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end...

I'm not smart enough to lie

I'm not smart enough to lie

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too...

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too...

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Middle age is when you're faced with two temptations and you choose the one that...

Middle age is when you're faced with two temptations and you choose the one that...

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence,...

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence,...

I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint...

I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint...

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

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

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.

It's time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by...

It's time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by...

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...

Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either...

Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either...

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be...

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be...

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...

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital...

All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital...

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.