
Ronald Reagan
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