Articles by Accuracy in Academia

Current Wisdom

Reagan on Government Economics

‘Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it’

-Ronald Reagan

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Reagan on Politics

‘It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.’

– Ronald Reagan

Campus Report

Harvard as U.S. Territory

In the March issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter, AIA looks at Harvard’s often uneasy relationship with the country that it is in. Read more here.

Current Wisdom

Reagan on the Taxpayer

‘The taxpayer: That’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.’

– Ronald Reagan

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Reagan on Congress

‘I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.’

-Ronald Reagan

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Reagan on War

‘Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the  U.S. was too strong.’

– Ronald Reagan