Quotes

Reagan on Free Enterprise

“A big businessman is what a small businessman would be if only the government would get out of the way and leave him alone.”

May 9, 1984

“You know, not too long ago, I was asked to explain the difference between a small businessman and a big businessman. And my answer was that a big businessman is what a small businessman would be if only the government would get out of the way and leave him alone.”

— Remarks on Presenting the Small Business Person of the Year Award