As president Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations but he also raised taxes when necessary.

I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government.

We are a forward-looking people and we must have a forward-looking government.

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself.

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

To restore the trust of the people we must reform the way the government operates.

I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.

Government is an evil it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise government will of itself decay.

We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people of every background to succeed and prosper. Under this approach the spirit of initiative - not political clout - determines who succeeds.

The essence of Government is power and power lodged as it must be in human hands will ever be liable to abuse.

Government has no other end but the preservation of property.

Money is power and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.

When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.

The people are the only legitimate fountain of power and it is from them that the constitutional charter under which the several branches of government hold their power is derived.

I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the Government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of Property.

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads and both of them are bankrupt.

It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.

The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes.

When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria you've got to be prepared as we learned from Iraq and Afghanistan to become the government and I'm not sure any country either the United States or I don't hear of anyone else who's willing to take on that responsibility.

The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals good bad and otherwise.

We need a government alas because of the nature of humans.

The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!