"It is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. ... We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, not reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? ... We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer." -Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) 40th US President Source: First Inaugural Address, 1981
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Ronald.Reagan.Quote.2471
"Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem." -Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) 40th US President
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Ronald.Reagan.Quote.812E
"If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth." -Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) 40th US President 1964
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Ronald.Reagan.Quote.1D46
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