Ronald Reagan Quotes
One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it. Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. People do not make wars; governments do. Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close. Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing. Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15. Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem. Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'. Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out. The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away. The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts. The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much. The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job. There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect. There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
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