If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join… — 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… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
What makes him think a middle aged actor [Clint Eastwood], who's played with a chimp, could have a future in politics? — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Today a newcomer to the state is automatically eligible for our many aid programs the moment he crosses the border. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
If we don't want to see the map of Central America covered in a sea of red, eventually lapping at our own… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
If no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capcity to govern someone else. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Some years ago, the federal government declared war on poverty, and poverty won. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The more government takes in taxes, the less incentive people have to work. What coal miner or assembly-line worker jumps at the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Public servants say, always with the best of intentions, 'What greater service we could render if only we had a little more… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We don't need more politicians insisting we have deficits because you're not taxed enough. Those deficits ballooned from an economy that didn't… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Were not cutting the budget simply for the sake of sounder financial management. This is only a first step toward returning power… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We developed at the local school district level probably the best public school system in the world. Or it was until the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of history . . . . [It is] the march of freedom… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Today it is difficult to find leaders who are independent of the forces that have brought us our problems: The Congress, the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Remember that every government service, every offer of government - financed security, is paid for in the loss of personal freedom... In… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I believe this nation hungers for a spiritual revival; hungers to once again see honor placed above political expediency; to see government… — 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
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
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 people of Central America - and, in a broader sense, the entire developing world - need to know first-hand that freedom… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We're resolved tonight that young Americans will always see those Potomac lights, that they will always find here a city of hope… — 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
I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no. — 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
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
We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry each night. Well that was probably true. They… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The one irrefutable lesson of the entire postwar period [is] contradicting the notion that rigid government controls are essential to economic development. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
You can achieve anything in politics provided that you let someone else take the credit. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry every night. Well, that was probably true. They… — 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
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
With freedom goes responsibility, a responsibility that can only be met by the individual himself. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Unless bureaucracy is constantly resisted, it breaks down representative government and overwhelms democracy. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We could say the government spend like drunken sailors, but that would be unfair to drunken sailors, because the sailors are spending… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. — 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
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