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

Topics: Government Quotes

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as...

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as...

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...

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

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...

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

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

Someone once said that every form of government has one characteristic peculiar to it and...

Someone once said that every form of government has one characteristic peculiar to it and...

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to...

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to...

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

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

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...

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...

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap

Trust, but verify.

Trust, but verify.

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...

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership -...

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership -...

Violence has been Nicaraguas most important export to the world.

Violence has been Nicaraguas most important export to the world.

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.

The world is full enough of hurts and mischance without wars to multiply them.

The world is full enough of hurts and mischance without wars to multiply them.

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

We would make a cute couple, if only you would give me a chance.

We would make a cute couple, if only you would give me a chance.