We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom and ingenuity are at the very core of everything that we've accomplished. Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive....

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive....

Poverty is a career for lot's of well paid people

Poverty is a career for lot's of well paid people

When youre up to your armpits in alligators, its hard to remember to drain the...

When youre up to your armpits in alligators, its hard to remember to drain the...

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have...

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have...

It (Unemployment Insurance) provides prepaid vacations for a segment of our country which has made...

It (Unemployment Insurance) provides prepaid vacations for a segment of our country which has made...

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...

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

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

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

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you...

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you...

Violence has been Nicaraguas most important export to the world.

Violence has been Nicaraguas most important export to the world.

Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America...

Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America...

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

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

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

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...

The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I'm from the government and I'm...

The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I'm from the government and I'm...

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.

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.

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of...

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of...

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...

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

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