Government is like a baby—it’s got an alimentary canal at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Ronald Reagan

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Government

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "Conservatives Rallied: Goldwater Can Win Presidency in 1968, CRA Convention." Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 1965, p. B5, col. 3. Originally, a joke during campaign for Governor of California in 1965.

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An evil empire.

Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Reagan
Medium
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Time
1983 1980s 20th century
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Another quote from the 1960s

In our village, folk say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

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Stars The moon The night sky
Speaker
Ivan Denisovich Shukhov

Author

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Source
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Medium
Novel
Genre
Political literature
Statement Type
Folk wisdom
Language
Russian
Time
1962 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr. "Один день Ивана Денисовича [One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]." Novy Mir, Nov. 1962.

Another quote about Government

If all men were just, there still would be some, though not so much, need of government.

Abraham Lincoln

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Government Human nature Political theory Politics

Author

Abraham Lincoln
Source
Journals of Abraham Lincoln
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1854 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Fragment: On Government." 1 July 1854?

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Fragment on Government, 1854?" Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

England is the mother of parliaments.

John Bright

Speech in Birmingham, January 18, 1865

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England Government
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John Bright
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Speech in Birmingham, January 18, 1865
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Bright, John. Speech in Birmingham. 18 Jan. 1865, Town Hall, Birmingham, England, UK.