We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people. (Ronald Reagan)

We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people.

Ronald Reagan

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