The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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

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

People do not make wars; governments do.

People do not make wars; governments do.

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run...

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run...

It (Unemployment Insurance) provides prepaid vacations for a segment of our country which has made...

It (Unemployment Insurance) provides prepaid vacations for a segment of our country which has made...

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...

The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is...

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is...

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...

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses...

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses...

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 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,...

You can tell a lot about a fellows character by the way he eats jelly...

You can tell a lot about a fellows character by the way he eats jelly...

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it...

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it...

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...

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

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 can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are...

Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are...