“The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.”
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
“The federal government is the balance wheel of the federal system, and the federal system means using counterweights.”
Part 4, 1979 - 1984 "Welcome to the 1980's", p. 290
Memoirs (1993)
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