Ronald Reagan: “Government that is big enough to give you everything you want is more…”

On the recordMarch 27, 1985

Government that is big enough to give you everything you want is more likely to simply take everything you've got.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to the Students and Faculty at St. John's University in New York, New York

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Ronald Reagan: “Government that is big enough to give you everything you want is more likely to simply take everything you've got.”