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I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
Ronald Reagan
Congress
History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
Ronald Reagan
History
War
Aggression
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Ronald Reagan
Government
Limits
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
Government
Appetite
Baby
End
canal
Responsibility
Sense
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Ronald Reagan
Government
People
Duty
First
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
Government
Economy
Tax
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
Ronald Reagan
Problems
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.
Ronald Reagan
Heroes
May
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
Ronald Reagan
Government
Problems
How can a president not be an actor?
Ronald Reagan
Actor
President
I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
Ronald Reagan
Care
Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.
Ronald Reagan
Government
Money
I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.
Ronald Reagan
Act
Civil rights
I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.
Ronald Reagan
Life
Heart
Purpose
Man
Right
Will
Worth
I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.
Ronald Reagan
Coffee