Unless bureaucracy is constantly resisted, it breaks down representative government and overwhelms democracy.
Ronald ReaganDeficits, as I've often said, aren't caused by too little taxing, they're caused by too much spending. Presidents can't appropriate a dollar of tax payers money, only Congressmen can; and Congress is susceptible to all sorts of influences that have nothing to do with good government.
Ronald ReaganIf we don't want to see the map of Central America covered in a sea of red, eventually lapping at our own borders, we must act now.
Ronald ReaganLiberals are people who think that being tough on crime means longer suspended sentences.
Ronald ReaganYou hear a lot of jokes every once in a while about 'Silent Cal Coolidge.' The joke is on the people who make the jokes. Look at his record. He cut the taxes four times. We had probably the greatest growth and prosperity that we've ever known. I have taken heed of that because if he did that by doing nothing, maybe that's the answer.
Ronald Reagan