Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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Ive noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.

Ive noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

Facts are stupid things.

Facts are stupid things.

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.

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...

You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if...

You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if...

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and...

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and...

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...

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws...

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws...

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...

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I...

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I...

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better...

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better...

We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom...

We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom...

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...

Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the...

Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the...

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....