Ronald Reagan actually said...

The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs but from the wealth created by a vigorous private s...

I think a better slogan would be 'better alive and free.'

Our friendships and alliances in other parts of the world are also very important—to our European friends as well as to ourselves.

Excessive taxation distorts market signals and weakens the economic incentives on which our continued prosperity must depend.