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Democracy Quotes by Ronald Reagan

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When Reagan talked about democracy, he blended optimism with a firm belief in individual responsibility. This selection captures his signature blend of patriotism and pragmatism, offering a window into how he framed the role of citizens and institutions.

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Without God, democracy cannot and will not long endure.

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Please assure me that you are all Republicans.

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Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

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I hope you're all Republicans.

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The future is best decided by ballots, not bullets.

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Democracy is not a fragile flower; still it needs cultivating.

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Republicans believe the best way to assure prosperity is to generate more jobs. The Democrats believe in more welfare.

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Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great.

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You can never underestimate the ability of the Democrats to wet their finger and hold it in the wind.

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Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.

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In America, our origins matter less than our destination, and that is what democracy is all about.

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

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Unless bureaucracy is constantly resisted, it breaks down representative government and overwhelms democracy.

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The other day, someone told me the difference between a democracy and a people's democracy. It's the same difference between a jacket…

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“If freedom, democracy, and the rights of man are to be preserved through the ages, free men and women must accept the…

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For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and…

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Revolution means democracy in today's world, not the enslavement of peoples to the corrupt and degrading horrors of totalitarianism

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When you see all of the smoke billowing up from the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen, I'd follow the advice of their nominee:…

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This democracy of ours, which sometimes we've treated so lightly, is more than ever a comfortable cloak, so let us not tear…

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When you see all that rhetorical smoke billowing up from the Democrats, well ladies and gentleman, I'd follow the example of their…

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Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to…

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Two visions of the world remain locked in dispute. The first believes all men are created equal by a loving God who…

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It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of history . . . . [It is] the march of freedom…

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We're approaching the end of a bloody century plagued by a terrible political invention, totalitarianism. Optimism comes less easily today, not because…

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America is a melting pot, and education has been a mainspring for our democracy and freedom, a means of providing gifts of…

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Yet optimism is in order, because day by day democracy is proving itself to be a not-at-all-fragile flower. From Stettin on the…

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The objective I propose is quite simple to state: to foster the infrastructure of democracy - the system of a free press,…

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America's foreign policy supports freedom, democracy, and human dignity for all mankind, and we make no apologies for it. The opportunity society…

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Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of…

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I welcome this chance to further strengthen the unbreakable ties between the United States and Israel and to assure you of our…

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Without God, there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience... without God, there is a coarsening of the…

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Optimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is less vigorous, but because democracy's enemies have refined their instruments of repression.

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“Yes, our country has its shortcomings, but there's no moral equivalency between democracy and totalitarianism…There's no moral equivalency between propaganda and the…

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Without God there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience,...without God democracy will not and cannot long endure.

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The Democrats say that the United States has had its days in the sun, that our nation has passed its zenith. They…

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Great nations which fail to meet their responsibilities are consigned to the dustbin of history. We grew from that small, weak republic…

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Politics and morality are inseparable. And as morality's foundation is religion, religion and politics are necessarily related. We need religion as a…

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Since the foundation of the State of Israel, the United States has stood by her and helped her to pursue security, peace,…

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“I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, 'We must broaden the base of our…

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Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government limited, unintrusive; a system of constraints on…

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Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines.

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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…

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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…

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

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Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills.

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The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in…

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Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be…

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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,…

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Where there's liberty, art succeeds.

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Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.…

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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…

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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…

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There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

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It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so

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Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism.

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