The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We're Americans, and we have a rendezvous with destiny . . . No people who have ever lived on this earth have… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Our whole system of government is based on "We the people," but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom and ingenuity are at the very core… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Education is not the means of showing people how to get what they want. Education is an exercise by means of which… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
You hear a lot of jokes every once in a while about 'Silent Cal Coolidge.' The joke is on the people who… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
When the Labor Department is forced to relent and let these visitors do this work it is of course all legal. But… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
There are no words to express the extraordinary strength and character of this breed of people we call American. They are the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The people's instincts are still right. You see them come to the rescue of someone-a child who falls down a well-hundreds of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The First Amendment of the Constitution was not written to protect the people from religion; that amendment was written to protect religion… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I also believe this blessed land was set apart in a very special way, a country created by men and women who… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We are not a warlike people. Nor is our history filled with tales of aggressive adventures and imperialism, which might come as… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
In closing, let me thank you, the American people, for giving me the great honor of allowing me to serve as your… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Almost all the worlds' constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Freedom-loving people around the world must say . . . I am a refugee in a crowded boat foundering off the coast… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
All of us should remember that the federal government is not some mysterious institution comprised of buildings, files and paper. The people… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers knew a government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they knew when a government sets out to… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
As for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
For a time, we forgot the American dream isn't one of making government bigger, it's keeping faith with the mighty spirit of… — 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
Wouldn't it be better for the human spirit and for the soul of this nation to encourage people to accept more responsibility… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I want you to know that this administration is motivated by a political philosophy that sees the greatness of America in you,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
People are tired of wasteful government programs and welfare chiselers, and they are angry about the constant spiral of taxes and government… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I've always believed that this blessed land was set apart in a special way, that some divine plan placed this great continent… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Fellow Americans, our duty is before us tonight. Let us go forward, determined to serve selflessly a vision of man with God,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Our problems are both acute and chronic, yet all we hear from those in positions of leadership are the same tired proposals… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
There are many well-meaning people today who work at placing an economic floor beneath all of us so that no one shall… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It’s very easy… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
One day, a pretty, fresh-faced young lady - intelligent and sincerely concerned - asked me if abortion wasn't preferable to making a… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We must remove government's smothering hand from where it does harm; we must seek to revitalize the proper functions of government. We… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We hear much of special interest groups. Well, our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The Democrats say that the United States has had its days in the sun, that our nation has passed its zenith. They… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The United States remains the last best hope for a mankind plagued by tyranny and deprivation. America is no stronger than its… — 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
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
