Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program. Auteur: Ronald Reagan Copy Quote More from Ronald Reagan “You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans. ” “All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.” “Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its …” “If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question.”