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> [A stronger defense is an investment in peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/a-stronger-defense-is-an-investment-in-peace/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Self-defense is not only our right; it is our duty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/self-defense-is-not-only-our-right-it-is-our-duty/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [I believe that the most essential element of our defense of freedom is our insistence on speaking out for the cause of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-believe-that-the-most-essential-element-of-our-defense-of-freedom/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/certain-forms-of-ammunition-have-no-legitimate-sporting-recreational/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-defense-policy-of-the-united-states-is-based-on-a-simple-premise/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-do-not-believe-in-taking-away-the-right-of-the-citizen-for-sporting/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [For us to ignore by inaction the slaughter of American civilians and American soldiers, whether in nightclubs or airline terminals, is simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/for-us-to-ignore-by-inaction-the-slaughter-of-american-civilians-and/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Our nation was built and civilized by men and women who used guns in self-defense and in pursuit of peace. One wonders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/our-nation-was-built-and-civilized-by-men-and-women-who-used-guns-in/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/our-status-as-a-free-society-and-world-power-is-not-based-on-brute/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [The same technology transforming our lives can solve the greatest problem of the 20th century. A security shield can one day render…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-same-technology-transforming-our-lives-can-solve-the-greatest/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Common sense told us that to preserve the peace, we'd have to become strong again after years of weakness and confusion. So,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/common-sense-told-us-that-to-preserve-the-peace-we-d-have-to-become/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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## Other authors on Defense

## More by Ronald Reagan

> [Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/today-the-world-looks-to-america-for-leadership-and-america-looks-to/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-ve-long-believed-one-of-the-mainsprings-of-our-own-liberty-has-been/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly. So you learn. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/you-know-by-the-time-you-reach-my-age-you-ve-made-plenty-of-mistakes/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/yes-across-europe-this-wall-will-fall-for-it-cannot-withstand-faith/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/simple-fairness-dictates-that-government-must-not-raise-taxes-on/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-time-has-come-to-turn-to-god-and-reassert-our-trust-in-him-for/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/professional-politicians-like-to-talk-about-the-value-of-experience/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [The WPA was one of the most productive elements of FDR's alphabet soup of agencies because it put people to work building roads, bridges,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-wpa-was-one-of-the-most-productive-elements-of-fdr-s-alphabet/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Where there's liberty, art succeeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/where-there-s-liberty-art-succeeds/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/since-i-came-to-the-white-house-i-got-two-hearing-aids-a-colon/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/a-moment-i-ve-been-dreading-george-brought-his-ne-re-do-well-son/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilitie s and joys of fatherhood. Whether our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/on-father-s-day-we-pay-tribute-to-all-in-our-society-who-have-taken/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/there-is-no-limit-to-the-amount-of-good-you-can-do-if-you-don-t-care/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/it-s-not-that-liberals-aren-t-smart-it-s-just-that-so-much-of-what/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/love-your-country-not-for-her-power-or-wealth-but-for-her/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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