#government

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. ↗

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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! ↗

— Ronald Reagan

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

— Ronald Reagan

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

— Ronald Reagan

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Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

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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. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

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Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

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

— Ronald Reagan

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Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

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The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. ↗