"One way to make sure crime doesn’t pay would be to let the government run it." ― Ronald Reagan Topic(s): Government More From Ronald Reagan "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book." "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." "Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty." More In Government "The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power."― Andrew Jackson "Since no one but you can know what’s best for you, government control can’t make your life better."― Harry Browne "Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may."― Daniel Webster