Liberty Quotes by Ronald Reagan

As government expands, liberty contracts.

— Ronald Reagan

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

— Ronald Reagan

Where there's liberty, art succeeds.

— Ronald Reagan

Our liberty springs from and depends upon an abiding faith in God.

— Ronald Reagan

Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control.

— Ronald Reagan

Government is not the solution, but rather the cause of our problems.

— Ronald Reagan

A state is nothing more than a reflection of its citizens; the more decent the citizens, the more decent the state.

— Ronald Reagan

My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way.

— Ronald Reagan

I believe that the most essential element of our defense of freedom is our insistence on speaking out for the cause of…

— Ronald Reagan

Once people who have been deprived of basic freedom taste a little of it, they want all of it.

— Ronald Reagan

When those who are governed do too little, those who govern can - and often will - do too much.

— Ronald Reagan

The torch of liberty is hot; warms those who hold it high; burns those who try to extinguish it.

— Ronald Reagan

I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and…

— Ronald Reagan

The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty…

— Ronald Reagan

. . . I hope that when you're my age, you'll be able to say as I have been able to say:…

— Ronald Reagan

Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit…

— Ronald Reagan

Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the…

— Ronald Reagan

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

— Ronald Reagan

We're told about a woman's right to control her own body. But doesn't the unborn child have a higher right, and that…

— Ronald Reagan

I have seen the rise of fascism and communism. Both philosophies glorify the arbitrary power of the state... But both theories fail.…

— Ronald Reagan

Fellow Americans, our duty is before us tonight. Let us go forward, determined to serve selflessly a vision of man with God,…

— Ronald Reagan

I've long believed that one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people…

— Ronald Reagan

God, the source of our knowledge, has been expelled from the classroom. He gives us His greatest blessing, life, and yet many…

— Ronald Reagan

Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it…

— Ronald Reagan

Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things. It is the continuing revolution of the marketplace.…

— Ronald Reagan

Two Soviets . . . were talking to each other. And one of them asked, "What's the difference between the Soviet Constitution…

— Ronald Reagan

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

— Ronald Reagan

I believe this nation hungers for a spiritual revival; hungers to once again see honor placed above political expediency; to see government…

— Ronald Reagan

The preservation of parks, wilderness, and wildlife has also aided liberty by keeping alive the 19th century sense of adventure and awe…

— Ronald Reagan

But in the West today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all…

— Ronald Reagan

I don't have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the…

— Ronald Reagan

In an atmosphere of liberty, artists and patrons are free to think the unthinkable and create the audacious; they are free to…

— Ronald Reagan

History comes and history goes, but principles endure, and ensure future generations will defend liberty not as a gift from government but…

— Ronald Reagan

A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the…

— 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…

— Ronald Reagan

Our liberties, our values, all for which America stands is safe today because brave men and women have been ready to face…

— Ronald Reagan

We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only…

— Ronald Reagan

I'm convinced that today the majority of Americans want what those first Americans wanted: A better life for themselves and their children;…

— Ronald Reagan

Our natural, inalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation from government, and freedom has never been so fragile, so close…

— Ronald Reagan

We've been blessed with the opportunity to stand for something - for liberty and freedom and fairness. And these are things worth…

— Ronald Reagan