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1980 Ronald Reagan
Jan. 4th, 2014 05:16 pmReagan has secured his position as the Republican front-runner heading into the New York primary. The New York Times gave the candidates a media questionnaire, and Reagan certainly distinguished himself as the conservative candidate.
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Reagan was clearly the most distrustful of government, at any level. He cited rent control as the reason for New York’s housing crisis. He cited gun control as what made New York so dangerous, whether day or night or “only half dark.” He cited government social engineering as what created the sad mess of the South Bronx. In a sit-down interview with Times reporter David Rosenbaum, Reagan explained his view of government: “Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limit is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”
-- “Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America” by Craig Shirley
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Reagan was clearly the most distrustful of government, at any level. He cited rent control as the reason for New York’s housing crisis. He cited gun control as what made New York so dangerous, whether day or night or “only half dark.” He cited government social engineering as what created the sad mess of the South Bronx. In a sit-down interview with Times reporter David Rosenbaum, Reagan explained his view of government: “Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limit is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”
-- “Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America” by Craig Shirley
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