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It is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. ... We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, not reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? ... We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer. – Ronald Reagan	added by Normando 3 months ago
It’s not in a bloody Civil War, it’s a revolution that is sold to you as progress when it is not, if America were patient, this White House will be happy to smother it with a pillow. – The Democrats	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Heretics have been hated from the beginning of recorded time; they have been ostracized, exiled, tortured, maimed and butchered; but it has generally proved impossible to smother them; and when it has not, the society that has succeeded has always declined. – Leonard Hand	added by Normando 4 years ago
My approach, much to the frustration of media, is to bear hug both of them and smother them with love, i believe that gravity will bring both of those candidates down. I think the lion share of their supporters will come to us. – Ted Cruz	Found on CNN 8 years ago
crime is like a fire you must smother it before it gets out of hand – Joshua Crosier	added by anonymous 9 years ago
We are scaling up our action, We must smother this little fire before it gets out of control. – Margaret Chan	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
When you want something desperately, you smother the chance for it to come to you. Relax; focus on life as it is in the here and now, then all will come to you before you know it! – The Omani shed	added by anonymous 11 years ago
Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade. – Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia	added by anonymous 14 years ago

It is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. ... We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, not reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? ... We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer.

– Ronald Reagan

added by Normando
3 months ago

It’s not in a bloody Civil War, it’s a revolution that is sold to you as progress when it is not, if America were patient, this White House will be happy to smother it with a pillow.

– The Democrats

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Heretics have been hated from the beginning of recorded time; they have been ostracized, exiled, tortured, maimed and butchered; but it has generally proved impossible to smother them; and when it has not, the society that has succeeded has always declined.

– Leonard Hand

added by Normando
4 years ago

My approach, much to the frustration of media, is to bear hug both of them and smother them with love, i believe that gravity will bring both of those candidates down. I think the lion share of their supporters will come to us.

– Ted Cruz

Found on CNN
8 years ago

crime is like a fire you must smother it before it gets out of hand

– Joshua Crosier

added by anonymous
9 years ago

We are scaling up our action, We must smother this little fire before it gets out of control.

– Margaret Chan

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

When you want something desperately, you smother the chance for it to come to you. Relax; focus on life as it is in the here and now, then all will come to you before you know it!

– The Omani shed

added by anonymous
11 years ago

Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.

– Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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