Ronald Reagan Quote 

"Nations crumble from within when the citizenry
asks of government those things which
the citizenry might better provide for itself. ...
[I] hope we have once again reminded people that
man is not free unless government is limited.
There's a clear cause and effect here that
is as neat and predictable as a law of physics:
As government expands, liberty contracts."

by:
Ronald Reagan
(1911-2004) 40th US President
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 -- Logan, Memphis, TN 
 -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US 
Outstanding!! But of course, those invested in the "government is all" will hate this. Interestingly, this same crowd believes that THEY are the ones that will be in charge of the rest of us....no thanks.
 -- Michael , Houston, TX		 
Comrade Anonymous' religious patrons continue passing statutes and rules proving the subject of the quote to be absolute and true.
 -- Mike		 
History proves the 100% accuracy of this statement.
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
Reston lives in a socialist dream world.
 -- Joe, Rochester, MI		 
By this logic, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Niger, Haiti, or many other such places with virtually no government should be the most successful countries in the world. Welcome to lawless chaos. Compare them to Sweden or Norway, for example, with extensive government services, such as universal health care and the highest standards of living in the world. The statement is a foolish cliché typical of Ronald Reagan.
 -- Jack, Green, OH		 
Jack, you've been listening to too much propaganda and too many fairy tails. It has been my personal experience that the health and dental average of Norway and Sweden be less than that of America, and both Countries are attempting to reduce their socialism as it is bankrupting them. As far as personal material wealth, America takes a back seat to no-one. And contrary to Socialist rhetoric, those that love liberty understand that it exists by the order of law, not control or the absence of control.
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
God knkows we need another Ronald W. Reagan. Unfortunately, they only come once in a lifetime.
 -- robert, Plainfield, In.		 
 -- Anonymous 
This statement could not be any truer. As a nation if we cherish the liberties that our parents and previous generations have fought and died for, then we need to stop sitting around and start fighting for for our freedom. A people that sit idly by are just as guilty of the retraction of liberty as those who actively fight to destroy it.
 -- Daniel P Diaz, Pompano Beach, FL		 
Mike - you are ABSOLUTELY right!
 -- Emily, Colorado Springs		 
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