Ronald Reagan actually said...

The biggest single cost item in the average American family budget is government.

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With a Group of Out-of-Town Editors

10/04/1981

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Democratic government and economic freedom have turned a number of small nations into economic giants.

America has, since its founding, been a refuge for those suffering under the yoke of oppression.

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We cannot and will not turn our backs on them.