Ronald Reagan: “We recognize that a government big enough to give you everything you…”

On the recordOctober 9, 1984

We recognize that a government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you've got.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Warren, Michigan

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