Nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help

I added some quotes to my Favorite Quote-inator. 

Government “help” to business is just as disastrous as government persecution… the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.
—Ayn Rand

The government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
—Ronald Reagan

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’
—Ronald Reagan

I don’t believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. 
—Ronald Reagan

There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism—by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide.
—Ayn Rand

How do you tell a communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin. 
—Ronald Reagan

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