Ronald Reagan said "the way to make America grow was not by feeding government more of your tax dollars but by the way that America has always grown: through the ingenuity, energy, and determination of the American people." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 12, 1986

the way to make America grow was not by feeding government more of your tax dollars but by the way that America has always grown: through the ingenuity, energy, and determination of the American people.

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Ronald Reagan

Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on Economic Growth and Budget Reform

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