Ronald Reagan

One way to make sure crime doesn’t pay would be to let the government run it.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

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

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

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

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.

Government does not solve problems it subsidizes them.

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

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!

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.