The one irrefutable lesson of the entire postwar period [is] contradicting the notion that rigid government controls are essential to economic development.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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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...

We must not look to government to solve our problems. Government is the problem.

We must not look to government to solve our problems. Government is the problem.

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...

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

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

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...

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

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...

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...

Poverty is a career for lots of well paid people

Poverty is a career for lots of well paid people

Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by...

Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by...

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

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

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military...

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military...

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business

We dont have a trillion-dollar debt because we havent taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar...

We dont have a trillion-dollar debt because we havent taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar...

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...

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day...

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day...

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too...

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too...

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to...

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to...

People do not make wars; governments do.

People do not make wars; governments do.

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...