Military Quotes by Ronald Reagan

Here's my strategy on the Cold War: we win, they lose.

— Ronald Reagan

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.

— Ronald Reagan

America has never gotten in a war because we were too strong.

— Ronald Reagan

Spending on the military doesn't increase the deficit.

— Ronald Reagan

If we get the federal government out of the classroom, maybe we'll get God back in.

— Ronald Reagan

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will…

— Ronald Reagan

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.

— Ronald Reagan

A nation's greatness is measured not just by its gross national product or military power, but by the strength of its devotion…

— Ronald Reagan

The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.

— Ronald Reagan

The struggle now going on for the world will never be decided by bombs or rockets, by armies or military might. The…

— Ronald Reagan

While other [military] alliances have been formed to win wars, our fundamental purpose is to prevent war while preserving and extending the…

— Ronald Reagan

It is no coincidence that when the thugs tried to wrest control over Grenada, there were 30 Soviet advisors and hundreds of…

— Ronald Reagan

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.

— Ronald Reagan

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…

— Ronald Reagan

We are at war with the most dangerous enemy that has ever faced mankind in his long climb from the swamp to…

— Ronald Reagan

The most fundamental paradox is that if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use…

— Ronald Reagan

Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat…

— Ronald Reagan

The dustbin of history is littered with remains of those countries that relied on diplomacy to secure their freedom. We must never…

— Ronald Reagan

Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root... Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we…

— Ronald Reagan

The most fundamental paradox is that, if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use…

— Ronald Reagan