Ronald Reagan actually said...

Our administration is determined to reverse the years of neglect and get this monster under control so we can have a government of, by, and for the people again, not the other way around.

Context

Radio Address to the Nation on Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Mismanagement in the Federal Government

05/04/1984

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