Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the way they want to, [but] not inflationary if the government takes it and spends it the way it wants to?

Quote by Ronald Reagan

Topics: Government Quotes

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 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...

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of...

I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of...

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

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

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that...

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that...

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...

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

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.

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...

You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.

You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.

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...

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage...

There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage...

They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.

They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And...

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And...

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Many Americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled, and sometimes...

Many Americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled, and sometimes...