"Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."
― Ronald Reagan
Topic(s):
Government
More From Ronald Reagan
- "Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
- "You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we’re in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we’ve got to do something about the unemployed."
- "The taxpayer – that’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination."
More In Government
- "Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone – but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming."― William Hazlitt
- "I stand ready to lead us down a different path where we’re lifted up by our desire to succeed, not dragged down by a resentment of success."― Mitt Romney
- "Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing."― Ronald Reagan