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Ronald Reagan on Government

1911–2004 United States

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And I have to point out that government doesn't tax to get the money it needs, government always needs the money it gets.

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

You can't be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy.

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.

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

The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World (2007)

"We the people" tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us.

Farewell Address (1989)

The ten most dangerous words in the English language are "Hi, I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Misattributed

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

Attributed

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ronald Reagan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.