The more government takes in taxes, the less incentive people have to work. What coal miner or assembly-line worker jumps at the offer of overtime when he knows Uncle Sam is going to take 60 percent or more of his…

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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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.

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

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

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be...

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be...

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...

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

The Founding Fathers knew a government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they...

The Founding Fathers knew a government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they...

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to...

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to...

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

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.

There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to...

There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to...

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 favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint...

I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint...

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are...

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are...

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of...

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of...

I'm not smart enough to lie

I'm not smart enough to lie

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:...

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:...

They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.

They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as...

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as...