Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, What greater service we could render if only we had a little more money and a little more power. But the truth is that outside of its legitimate function, government does…

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...

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.

You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if...

You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if...

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

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

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

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...

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...

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...

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders...

Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders...

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as...

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as...

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse...

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse...

Trust, but verify.

Trust, but verify.

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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.

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...

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...

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.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

Here was this vast machinery of government and they didn't know how it ran, where...

Here was this vast machinery of government and they didn't know how it ran, where...