--- title: "9 Forgotten Quotes By Ronald Reagan" description: "9 Forgotten quotes by Ronald Reagan. Plus more from Ronald Reagan and more Forgotten sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ab/ronald-reagan-119_crime_this-crime-against-humanity-must-never-b_2393326.jpg" --- > [This crime against humanity must never be forgotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/this-crime-against-humanity-must-never-be-forgotten/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ab/ronald-reagan-119_crime_this-crime-against-humanity-must-never-b_2393326.jpg) > [For too long, the victims of crime have been the forgotten persons of our criminal justice system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/for-too-long-the-victims-of-crime-have-been-the-forgotten-persons-of/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/ronald-reagan-119_crime_for-too-long-the-victims-of-crime-have-b_1570359.jpg) > [Entrepreneurs are the forgotten heroes of America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/entrepreneurs-are-the-forgotten-heroes-of-america/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/ronald-reagan-119_america_entrepreneurs-are-the-forgotten-heroes-o_3112213.jpg) > [Like the genocide of the Armenians before it, and the genocide of the Cambodians which followed it ... the lessons of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/like-the-genocide-of-the-armenians-before-it-and-the-genocide-of-the/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/ronald-reagan-119_armenia_like-the-genocide-of-the-armenians-befor_946226.jpg) > [There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/there-are-some-who-ve-forgotten-why-we-have-a-military-it-s-not-to-2/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/ronald-reagan-119_be-prepared_there-are-some-who-ve-forgotten-why-we-h_1322979.jpg) > [Every honor is appropriate for the courageous Americans who made the supreme sacrifice for our Nation at Pearl Harbor and in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/every-honor-is-appropriate-for-the-courageous-americans-who-made-the/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/ronald-reagan-119_appropriate_every-honor-is-appropriate-for-the-coura_1254883.jpg) > [There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war. It's to be prepared for peace. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/there-are-some-who-ve-forgotten-why-we-have-a-military-it-s-not-to/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/ronald-reagan-119_air_there-are-some-who-ve-forgotten-why-we-h_582360.jpg) > [Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business, frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/extreme-taxation-excessive-controls-oppressive-government-competition/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eec/ronald-reagan-119_bureaucracy_extreme-taxation-excessive-controls-oppr_1861068.jpg) > [ Small business is the gateway to opportunity for those who want a piece of the American dream. \[...\] Well, wouldn't it be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/small-business-is-the-gateway-to-opportunity-for-those-who-want-a/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/ronald-reagan-119_america_small-business-is-the-gateway-to-opportu_217142.jpg) ## Other authors on Forgotten ## 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 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