We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government...

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Money can't buy happiness but it will get you a better class of memories.

Money can't buy happiness but it will get you a better class of memories.

Facts are stubborn things.

Facts are stubborn things.

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...

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

Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either...

Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either...

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're...

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're...

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...

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under...

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Facts are stupid things.

Facts are stupid things.

Government has laid its hand on health, housing, farming, industry, commerce, education, and to an...

Government has laid its hand on health, housing, farming, industry, commerce, education, and to an...

The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.

The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.

Do not ask what the Government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.

Do not ask what the Government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.