For three decades, we have sought to solve the problems of unemployment through government planning, and the more the plans fail, the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Deficits, as I've often said, aren't caused by too little taxing, they're caused by too much spending. Presidents can't appropriate a dollar… — 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
All of us can see what happens once you establish the precedent that the government can determine a man's working place and… — 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
Nations crumble from within when the citizenry asks of government those things which the citizenry might better provide for itself. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government limited, unintrusive; a system of constraints on… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
When those who are governed do too little, those who govern can - and often will - do too much. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The best view of big government is in the rearview mirror as we leave it behind. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The one thing our Founding Fathers could not foresee - they were farmers, professional men, businessmen giving of their time and effort… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer, just as liberalism is… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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 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
Republicans believe the best way to assure prosperity is to generate more jobs. The Democrats believe in more welfare. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20 percent of the people's income, there begins to be a… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“As I have often said, governments don’t produce economic growth, people do. What government can do is encourage Americans to tap their… — 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
When a business or an individual spends more than it makes, it goes bankrupt. When government does it, it sends you the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We think there is a parallel between federal involvement in education and the decline in profit over recent years. — 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
