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.
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Sur le rôle de l'État fédéral
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My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes. [Ronald Reagan, Plantu dans Le Monde du 14 août 1984., Weekly Saturday address, National Public Radio, 11 août 1984, en]
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Sur la guerre froide
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
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Sur le rôle de l'État fédéral
How do you tell a Communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
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Sur le communisme
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Sur le rôle de l'État fédéral
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
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Sur la politique
The ten most dangerous words in the English language are "Hi, I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
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Sur le rôle de l'État fédéral
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?
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Premier discours d'investiture de Ronald Reagan en tant que président des États-Unis, 20 janvier 1981
Sur le rôle de l'État fédéral
Ronald Reagan: Citations en anglais
Speech regarding planned Democratic tax hikes http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D6123EF935A25754C0A961948260 (16 July 1987)
1980s, Second term of office (1985–1989)
In a 1960 letter to the GOP presidential candidate Richard Nixon, quoted in Matthew Dallek's The Right Moment: Ronald Reagan's First Victory and the Decisive Turning Point in American Politics (2000), p. 38
1960s
Ronald Reagan, Time magazine (20 October 1980)
1980s
Address accepting the Republican presidential nomination (23 August 1984)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
Presidential debate with Jimmy Carter (28 October 1980)
1980s
Address to the Republican State Central Committee Convention (7 September 1973)
1970s
Bush-Reagan Debate 1980 on Taxes at League of Women Voters. (24 April 1980) · video footage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edchtf9MS7g
1980s
Column published in Guns and Ammo (1 September 1975)
1970s
"Toasts of the President and United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar at a Luncheon in New York City " (17 June 1982); online at The American Presidency Project by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=42646
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
As quoted in The Guardian [London] (14 June 1989)
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
Televised speech (27 October 1964), cited in Reagan's Reign of Error (1983) by Mark Green
1960s
Reacting to international criticism of the US invasion of Grenada, during press conference http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1983/110383a.htm. (3 November 1983)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
“You'd be surprised how much being a good actor pays off.”
Responding to a question from students at Shanghai's University of Fudan as to which experiences best prepared him for the presidency (30 April 1984), cited by Paul Slansky, The Clothes Have No Emperor
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
1960s, A Time for Choosing (1964)
Remarks in New York City at a Reception for Delegates to the State Republican Convention http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1982/61782e.htm (17 June 1982), this is a restatement of "The Eleventh Commandment" by California Republican Party Chairman Gaylord Parkinson, which Reagan first used in 1966
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
“Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge, it's common sense.”
State of the Union address http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=40205 (25 January 1984)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
“The real question today is not when human life begins, but, What is the value of human life?”
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985), Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation (1983)
As quoted in Exit with Honor: The Life and Presidency of Ronald Reagan https://books.google.com/books?id=qPfqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA64(2015) by William E Pemberton. p. 64
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
Answer to question about whether he's mused about Armageddon. Interview http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1983/120683c.htm for People magazine (12 June 1983)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
television address (13 November 1986)
1980s, Second term of office (1985–1989)
1960s, A Time for Choosing (1964)
“I'm not smart enough to lie.”
Response when asked what qualified him to be President, as quoted in Ronald Reagan : The Power of Conviction and the Success of His Presidency (2003) by Peter J. Wallison, p. 167
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
1980s, Second term of office (1985–1989), Farewell Address (1989)
“Yes, because for many years I was a Democrat.”
Response to Sam Donaldson (September 1982), on whether he shared any blame for the ongoing recession
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
Defending himself against charges of callousness on Good Morning America(31 January 1984), cited by Paul Slansky, The Clothes Have No Emperor
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
“Let's close the place down and see if anybody notices.”
Comments made just before the United States federal government shutdowns of 1995 and 96, as quoted in and article by James C. Miller III, in The Wall Street Journal (18 October 1995), as discussed in Congress via the Congressional Record https://books.google.com/books?id=HH9KOKGZJJYC&pg=PA28413 by Phil Crane. p. 28413
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985), Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation (1983)
“History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.”
Address to the nation from the White House http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1984/11684a.htm (16 January 1984)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985), Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation (1983)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985), Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation (1983)
