Quotes

Reagan on Democracy

“Ours says, we, the people, permit the government to do the following things, and no others.”

July 19, 1982

“I've told on several occasions, you know, there are a lot of constitutions in the world -- haven't read all of them, but have read a lot of them -- and what is the great difference that makes ours so unique? In most all of those other constitutions, it says, we, the government, permit the people the following things -- they can do this or that. Ours says, we, the people, permit the government to do the following things, and no others.”

— Remarks at a Rally Supporting the Proposed Constitutional Amendment for a Balanced Federal Budget