[cake_crumb]

"The man made fools out of the press and they thought he was the fool."

Yep, exactly. Here are a couple of other gems:

"Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."

"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them."

"Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them."

"History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap."

"I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary."

-- R.R., 1966

"How can a president not be an actor?"

[Rembrandt]

'"History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap." '

This one is currently being played out by Oddjob.