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Authors: Ronald Reagan

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M
ost people would be glad to mind their own business if the govt. would give it back.

C
ampaign poster should read “Caution voting for this man may be hazardous to your health, wealth, & welfare.”

T
he art of politics is making people like you no matter what it costs them.

P
eople who think a tax boost will cure inflation are the same ones who believe another drink will cure a hangover.

B
ible says “ask & it shall be given.” Govt. says the same thing only Govt. has to take it away from someone else first.

K
eeping a budget balanced is a lot like preserving virtue—you have to learn to say “no.”

A
bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush but it’s messier.

G
ovt. is the wold’s 2nd oldest prof. but it has a lot in common with the first—both solicit money & you get just about the same thing for it.

F
ather waking son—“Get up! When A. Lincoln was your age do you know what he was doing?” Son: “No but I know what he was doing when he was your age.”

1
st grader: Why does Daddy bring all that paper in his briefcase? Mom: Because he has so much to do at the office he can’t finish it all. 1st grader: Why don’t they put him in a slower group?

S
ome of us would like to know if a teacher can hit a child on the hands with a ruler. I say she doesn’t have the right to—Maria. P.S. If my writing’s bad it’s because my hand is sore.

Y
ou are doing a terrific & outstanding job—I’m proud you were elected Gov. of Ohio. This proves anybody can be elected.

I
am going to loose a tooth. My tchr. wants to pull it. I wont let her. I like it where it is—Nancy

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