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 believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...

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...

History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20% of the people's...

History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20% of the people's...

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

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

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

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of...

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of...

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...

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful...

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful...

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...

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And...

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And...

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,...

The more government takes in taxes, the less incentive people have to work. What coal...

The more government takes in taxes, the less incentive people have to work. What coal...

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

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...

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever...

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever...

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

How can a president not be an actor?

How can a president not be an actor?

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own...

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own...

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

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