Ronald Reagan: “Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep…”

On the recordJune 5, 1988

Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government limited and unintrusive.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to World Gas Conference Participants

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Ronald Reagan: “Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government limited and unintrusive.”