Ronald Reagan: “A big businessman is what a small businessman would be if only the…”

On the recordMay 8, 1984

A big businessman is what a small businessman would be if only the government would get out of the way and leave him alone.

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Republican · California

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Remarks on Presenting the Small Business Person of the Year Award

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