Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Ronald ReaganRead
Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.
Interpretation
Entrepreneurs play a crucial role in driving economic growth through their small businesses.
This quote by Ronald Reagan emphasizes the significant impact that entrepreneurs and their small enterprises have on the economy of the United States. It suggests that the innovation, job creation, and economic activity generated by these small businesses are fundamental to the overall growth and prosperity of the nation.
In practice
In a speech about boosting local economies, one might include this quote to highlight the importance of supporting small businesses.
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has been for the defense of freedom for ourselves and for other peaceful nations who needed our help. But now, faced with the development of weapons with immense destructive power, we've no choice but to maintain ready defense forces that are second to none. Yes, the cost is high, but the price of neglect would be infinitely higher.
I'm spending more time at this library in four days than I did at the Eureka College Library in four years.
I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved in order to stand up for my own values and beliefs. My candidacy is based on my record, and for that matter, my entire life.
My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might. Let history say of us: "These were golden years - when the American Revolution was reborn, when freedom gained new life, and America reached for her best."
We must have faith in the people of this country and faith in our principles.
If developed countries' citizens want to feel slightly better about their economies' slow growth and high unemployment, they should contemplate how much worse matters could be without the institutions that they have.
The rich do not have to invest enough in the poorest countries to make them rich; they need to invest enough so that these countries can get their foot on the economic ladder . . . Economic development works. It can be successful. It tends to build on itself. But it must get started.
Regulation has gone astray. . . . Either because they have become captives of regulated industries or captains of outmoded administrative agencies, regulators all too often encourage or approve unreasonably high prices, inadequate service, and anticompetitive behavior. The cost of this regulation is always passed on to the consumer. And that cost is astronomical.
Capitalists seem uninterested in capitalism, even as eager entrepreneurs can't get financing. Businesses and investors sound like the Ancient Mariner, who complained, 'Water, water everywhere - nor any drop to drink.'
Markets can influence the events that they anticipate.
Many markets work best with little or no outside interference. But others - especially those subject to big 'externalities' - need a helping hand.
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