I hope we've once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.
— Ronald Reagan Contemporary

US President, Cold War

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Farewell Address to the Nation

Date / Period

1989

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Controversial

Source

https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speeches/farewell-address-nation

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