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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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...

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...

We will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning as...

We will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning as...

Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

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...

Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet.

Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet.

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

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

Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.

Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to...

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to...

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...

Our whole system of government is based on We the people, but if we the...

Our whole system of government is based on We the people, but if we the...

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that...

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that...

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.

Governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people.

Governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people.

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...

Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government...

Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government...

I've been in politics long enough to expect criticism and hostility. But I was unprepared...

I've been in politics long enough to expect criticism and hostility. But I was unprepared...

No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that...

No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that...