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What is the main idea of Reagan's quote?

 a
America is incapable of governing itself and we should rejoin Great Britain
 b
Jimmy Carter was a terrible president who messed up the economy
 c
Government has become too large and this sacrifices popular sovereignty
 d
Checks and Balances have been unequal since Nixon's resignation
ACTING AS AN AMATEUR HISTORIAN
In his inaugural address of 1981, Reagan explained his views on the government:
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted
to believe that society had become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government
for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern
someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one
group singled out to pay a higher price."
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Transcribed Image Text:ACTING AS AN AMATEUR HISTORIAN In his inaugural address of 1981, Reagan explained his views on the government: "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society had become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higher price."
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