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Ronald Reagan

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.

-Ronald Reagan

age

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

-Ronald Reagan

age

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

-Ronald Reagan

best

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.

-Ronald Reagan

best

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.

-Ronald Reagan

best

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

-Ronald Reagan

business

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.

-Ronald Reagan

business

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

-Ronald Reagan

change

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

-Ronald Reagan

courage

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.

-Ronald Reagan

courage

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.

-Ronald Reagan

environmental

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

-Ronald Reagan

faith

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.

-Ronald Reagan

faith

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

-Ronald Reagan

food

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

-Ronald Reagan

food

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.

-Ronald Reagan

food

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

-Ronald Reagan

freedom

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.

-Ronald Reagan

freedom

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

-Ronald Reagan

funny

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

-Ronald Reagan

funny

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

-Ronald Reagan

funny

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

-Ronald Reagan

future

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

-Ronald Reagan

god

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

-Ronald Reagan

god

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

-Ronald Reagan

god

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

-Ronald Reagan

god

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.

-Ronald Reagan

good

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.

-Ronald Reagan

good

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

-Ronald Reagan

government

Man is not free unless government is limited.

-Ronald Reagan

government

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

-Ronald Reagan

government

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!

-Ronald Reagan

government

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.

-Ronald Reagan

government

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

-Ronald Reagan

government

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

-Ronald Reagan

government

Ronald Reagan

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

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

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

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

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

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

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

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.

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.

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

Man is not free unless government is limited.

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

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!

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.

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

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

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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