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"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." President Ronald Reagan, in his first inaugural address.
by tasty_freeze 8y ago
"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
President Ronald Reagan, in his first inaugural address.
- WillPostForFood 8y agoArguably a misquotation, probably misleading absent the context, and definitely an incomplete quotation. Speaking narrowly and specifically about the economic crisis and stagflation of the late 70s: In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoThe surrounding context doesn't really change/clarify that core message very much.
- WillPostForFood 8y agoIt does, it is saying the government had been the cause of the economic crisis of the time, not that it was generally the problem of all things.
- gcb0 8y agothe context makes it ironic even, considering they benefit from that exact sentiment to be elected.
- yipbub 8y agoProceeds to start a drug war to prosecute minorites