“Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.”– Ronald Reagan Related Quotes “Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result.”– Andrew Jackson “Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man’s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.”– Ayn Rand “Let’s stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent.”– Marco Rubio