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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Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

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...

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...

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...

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

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...

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...

Every dollar the Federal Government does not take from us, every decision it does not...

Every dollar the Federal Government does not take from us, every decision it does not...

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of...

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of...

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...

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to...

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to...

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...

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.

I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.

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...

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have...

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have...

The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts.

The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts.