Ronald Reagan actually said...

Why is this government incapable of doing what their families, municipalities, and State governments do as a matter of course—spend within' the limits of their revenues?

Context

Remarks to Reporters on the Proposed Constitutional Amendment for a Balanced Federal Budget

07/11/1982

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