Ronald Reagan quotes

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.

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

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.

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

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner: 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible but probable.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible but probable.

Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

The British people know that, given strong leadership, time, and a little bit of hope, the forces of good ultimately rally and triumph over evil.

Let us ask ourselves, 'What kind of people do we think we are?' And let us answer, 'Free people, worthy of freedom and determined not only to remain so but to help others gain their freedom as well.'

I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner: 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

The British people know that, given strong leadership, time, and a little bit of hope, the forces of good ultimately rally and triumph over evil.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.

Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.

Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible but probable.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That's the way freedom is, and we wouldn't change it for a minute.

We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That's the way freedom is, and we wouldn't change it for a minute.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

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.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

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

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.

Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

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

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.

There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

Facts are stubborn things.

We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.

The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.

We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That's the way freedom is, and we wouldn't change it for a minute.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.

For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.