Quotes

Reagan on Taxes, Free Enterprise, and Government

“These three initiatives -- tax reform, budget control, and trade liberalization -- are the heart of our economic program.”

March 13, 1985

“These three initiatives -- tax reform, budget control, and trade liberalization -- are the heart of our economic program. And taken together, they can produce an economic renaissance in this country. With the political will to carry these programs through, I'm convinced that we can grow stronger and faster than even the most optimistic economists are predicting.”

— Excerpted from Remarks at a White House Meeting With Members of the American Business Conference