Ronald Reagan
  • Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

  • No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

  • Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

  • Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

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