Ronald Reagan actually said...

And the result was a drastic distortion of the historic relationship between State and local entities and the Federal Government.

Remarks to State and Local Officials on Proposed Federalism Legislation

02/23/1983

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The ominous growth of this danger, the human suffering that it's caused, is clearly the most important news event of our generation.

Freedom is not granted to us by government; it is ours by divine right.

Now, we're going to try to turn the situation around.

Yes, and there have been giant budgets for 21 of the last 22 years that I didn't have anything to do with.