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Quotation from First Inaugural Address by Ronald Reagan
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem”
First Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, economic section (ninth paragraph) (Avalon Project (GPO inaugural text))
The thesis sentence, placed after the list of inflation, unemployment, taxes, and deficits; Reagan later clarifies that he does not intend to do away with government.
Citation: "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem" — Ronald Reagan, First Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, economic section (ninth paragraph) (Avalon Project (GPO inaugural text)). (id reagan-first-inaugural-address-q1)
