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Dan Quayle: “No. I think Ronald Reagan said the scariest words you can hear are: ``I'm from the government. I'm here to help.'' I…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2012
No. I think Ronald Reagan said the scariest words you can hear are: ``I'm from the government. I'm here to help.'' I think that that is basically what our small businesses are saying right now, that if you have the government knocking on your door, it's not a good thing.
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Dan Quayle
Republican · Indiana
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Jul 23, 2012

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