Ronald Reagan actually said...

We came here vowing to rein in the unwieldy Federal bureaucracy and get this government running as honestly and efficiently as any successful American business.

Context

Remarks at a White House Briefing for Administration Officials on Federal Management Reform

08/01/1983

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

The legislation will provide to all of our men and women in uniform a richly deserved average increase of 14.3 percent in basic pay.
10/13/1981
Recommendations for appropriate action by the President to foster greater public-private partnerships and to decrease dependence on governme...
10/13/1981
Our primary goal in the arts and humanities is to strengthen that public and private partnership.
10/13/1981
The arts are a bridge to our better selves.
10/13/1981

View All Ronald Reagan Quotes