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Policy Quotes by Ronald Reagan

17 Policy quotes by Ronald Reagan

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Here you’ll find a modest set of Reagan’s thoughts on policy, offering a glimpse into the principles that guided his administration. The selections capture his trademark optimism and firm belief in limited government, giving a quick sense of his political philosophy.

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We desire peace. But peace is a goal, not a policy. Lasting peace is what we hope for at the end of…

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I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's…

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Our tax policy is engineered by people who view tax as a means of achieving changes in our social structure.

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Nations do not distrust each other because they are armed. They are armed because they distrust each other.

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The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will…

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Let me make our goal . . . very clear: jobs, jobs, jobs, and more jobs . . . . Our policy…

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Let me make our goal in this program very clear: jobs, jobs, jobs, and more jobs. Our policy has been and will…

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It should be clear to everyone that the nation's steadfast policy should afford every American of working age a realistic opportunity to…

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

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Perhaps there is a simple answer -- not an easy answer -- but simple: If you and I have the courage to…

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Labor force needs and economic conditions are disregarded in our policies. Many aspects of our current policies and procedures are patently wrong.…

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

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America's foreign policy supports freedom, democracy, and human dignity for all mankind, and we make no apologies for it. The opportunity society…

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Sixty percent of our immigrants are admitted merely because they have relatives here. Many of these people are not immediate relative, but…

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Only when the human spirit is allowed to invent and create, only when individuals are given a personal stake in deciding economic…

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Supporters of this fundamental change in immigration policy say we need to import more well-educated talent if we're to stay competitive. But…

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We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not…

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Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines.

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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…

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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…

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Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

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Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills.

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The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in…

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Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be…

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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,…

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Where there's liberty, art succeeds.

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Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.…

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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…

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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…

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There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

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It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so

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Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism.

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