Ronald Reagan: “Government can do nothing unless the people tell government…”

On the recordOctober 14, 1986

Government can do nothing unless the people tell government specifically that government can do that.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to Students From Southern Regional High School of Manahawkin, New Jersey, in Baltimore, Maryland

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Ronald Reagan: “Government can do nothing unless the people tell government specifically that government can do that.”