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

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

My belief has always been . . . that wherever in this land any individual's...

My belief has always been . . . that wherever in this land any individual's...

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...

We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment,...

We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment,...

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

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

It's time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by...

It's time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by...

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...

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...

Government is the people's business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with...

Government is the people's business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our...

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our...

Trust, but verify.

Trust, but verify.

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...

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, What greater service we could render...

Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, What greater service we could render...

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...

Advertisers, not governments, are the primary censors of media content in the United States today.

Advertisers, not governments, are the primary censors of media content in the United States today.