Governments don't reduce deficits by raising taxes on the people; governments reduce deficits by controlling spending and stimulating new wealth. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
A state is nothing more than a reflection of its citizens; the more decent the citizens, the more decent the state. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We are going to put an end to the notion that the American taxpayer exists to fund the Federal Government. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Some years ago, the federal government declared war on poverty, and poverty won. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying that information to family and friends? Will… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business, frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise. They… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20 percent of the people's income, there begins to be a… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Government must not supersede the will of the people or the responsibilities of the people. The function of government is not to… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
When the Commander-in-Chief of a nation finds it necessary to order employees of the government or agencies of the government to do… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I have always thought of government as a kind of organism with an insatiable appetite for money, whose natural state is to… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
What has happened to the dreams of the United Nations' founders? What has happened to the spirit which created the United Nations?… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Government should uphold-and not undermine-those institutions which are custodians of the very values upon which civilization is founded: religion, education and, above… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital -- ancient king, dictator, or private individual.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer, just as liberalism is… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
[Our goal] is to help revive America's traditional values: faith, family, neighborhood, work and freedom. Government has no business enforcing these values… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Although I held public office for a total of sixteen years, I also thought of myself as a citizen-politician, not a career… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Now I realize it's fashionable in some circles to believe that no one in government should encourage others to read the Bible.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Politics and morality are inseparable. And as morality's foundation is religion, religion and politics are necessarily related. We need religion as a… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The American taxing structure, the purpose of which was to serve the people, began instead to serve the insatiable appetite of government.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Isn't our choice really not one of left or right, but of up or down? Down through the welfare state to statism,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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