Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. (Ronald Reagan)

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Ronald Reagan

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