--- title: "23 Strong Quotes By Ronald Reagan" description: "23 Strong quotes by Ronald Reagan. Plus more from Ronald Reagan and more Strong sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/ronald-reagan-119_america_america-has-never-gotten-in-a-war-becaus_2828028.jpg" --- > [America has never gotten in a war because we were too strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/america-has-never-gotten-in-a-war-because-we-were-too-strong/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/ronald-reagan-119_america_america-has-never-gotten-in-a-war-becaus_2828028.jpg) > [Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/of-the-four-wars-in-my-lifetime-none-came-about-because-the-u-s-was/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/ronald-reagan-119_four_of-the-four-wars-in-my-lifetime-none-cam_140712.jpg) > [A strong American economy is essential to the well-being and security of our friends and allies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/a-strong-american-economy-is-essential-to-the-well-being-and-security/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/ronald-reagan-119_allies_a-strong-american-economy-is-essential-t_1873209.jpg) > [When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/when-i-ve-heard-all-i-need-to-make-a-decision-i-don-t-take-a-vote-i/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/ronald-reagan-119_being-strong_when-i-ve-heard-all-i-need-to-make-a-dec_1147947.jpg) > [I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-believe-in-a-sound-strong-environmental-policy-that-protects-the/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cf/ronald-reagan-119_believe_i-believe-in-a-sound-strong-environmenta_1621636.jpg) > [An America that is militarily and economically strong is not enough. The world must see an America that is morally strong with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/an-america-that-is-militarily-and-economically-strong-is-not-enough/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/ronald-reagan-119_achieve_an-america-that-is-militarily-and-econom_1892029.jpg) > [Words are even more feeble on this Memorial Day, for the sight before us is that of a strong and good nation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/words-are-even-more-feeble-on-this-memorial-day-for-the-sight-before/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52c/ronald-reagan-119_countrymen_words-are-even-more-feeble-on-this-memor_1848408.jpg) > [Only our deep moral values and our strong social institutions can hold back that jungle and restrain the darker impulses of human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/only-our-deep-moral-values-and-our-strong-social-institutions-can/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/ronald-reagan-119_human-nature_only-our-deep-moral-values-and-our-stron_2325249.jpg) > [Families cannot prosper and keep America strong if government becomes a Goliath that preys upon their wealth, usurps their rights, and crushes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/families-cannot-prosper-and-keep-america-strong-if-government-becomes/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/046/ronald-reagan-119_america_families-cannot-prosper-and-keep-america_3212291.jpg) > [Of the many messages found in the Hanukah story, the one that has always inspired me most is this: with a strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/of-the-many-messages-found-in-the-hanukah-story-the-one-that-has/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/ronald-reagan-119_almighty_of-the-many-messages-found-in-the-hanuka_2467010.jpg) > [A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must…be undaunted when the going gets tough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/a-leader-once-convinced-that-a-particular-course-of-action-is-the/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/ronald-reagan-119_action_a-leader-once-convinced-that-a-particula_598065.jpg) > [A strong nation is one that is loved by its people and, as Edmund Burke put it, for a country to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/a-strong-nation-is-one-that-is-loved-by-its-people-and-as-edmund/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/ronald-reagan-119_conservative_a-strong-nation-is-one-that-is-loved-by_2534788.jpg) > [Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/our-policy-is-simple-we-are-not-going-to-betray-our-friends-reward/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/ronald-reagan-119_adventurous_our-policy-is-simple-we-are-not-going-to_626071.jpg) > [The most fundamental paradox is that if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-most-fundamental-paradox-is-that-if-we-re-never-to-use-force-we-2/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/698/ronald-reagan-119_aggression_the-most-fundamental-paradox-is-that-if_1184266.jpg) > [This is not to say that the government should confiscate from the "haves" and bestow upon the "have-nots", beyond the requirements of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/this-is-not-to-say-that-the-government-should-confiscate-from-the/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d5/ronald-reagan-119_compassionate_this-is-not-to-say-that-the-government-s_1017330.jpg) > [Common sense told us that to preserve the peace, we'd have to become strong again after years of weakness and confusion. So,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/common-sense-told-us-that-to-preserve-the-peace-we-d-have-to-become/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a64/ronald-reagan-119_cease_common-sense-told-us-that-to-preserve-th_185936.jpg) > [And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/and-how-stands-the-city-on-this-winter-night-more-prosperous-more/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/ronald-reagan-119_beacons_and-how-stands-the-city-on-this-winter-n_3087523.jpg) > [It was leadership here at home that gave us strong American influence abroad, and the collapse of imperial Communism. Great nations have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/it-was-leadership-here-at-home-that-gave-us-strong-american-influence/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/ronald-reagan-119_be-cautious_it-was-leadership-here-at-home-that-gave_855778.jpg) > [Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/our-policy-is-simple-we-are-not-going-to-betray-our-friends-reward-2/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/ronald-reagan-119_adventurous_our-policy-is-simple-we-are-not-going-to_1171216.jpg) > [Our principles were revolutionary. We began as a small, weak republic. But we survived. Our example inspired others, imperfectly at times, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/our-principles-were-revolutionary-we-began-as-a-small-weak-republic/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/ronald-reagan-119_abiding_our-principles-were-revolutionary-we-beg_3088444.jpg) > [The most fundamental paradox is that, if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-most-fundamental-paradox-is-that-if-we-re-never-to-use-force-we/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/ronald-reagan-119_aggression_the-most-fundamental-paradox-is-that-if_456473.jpg) > [I welcome this chance to further strengthen the unbreakable ties between the United States and Israel and to assure you of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-welcome-this-chance-to-further-strengthen-the-unbreakable-ties/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/ronald-reagan-119_america_i-welcome-this-chance-to-further-strengt_2678105.jpg) > [History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. To keep the peace, we and our allies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/history-teaches-that-wars-begin-when-governments-believe-the-price-of/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/ronald-reagan-119_aggression_history-teaches-that-wars-begin-when-gov_2697670.jpg) ## Other authors on Strong ## More by Ronald Reagan > [Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/today-the-world-looks-to-america-for-leadership-and-america-looks-to/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-ve-long-believed-one-of-the-mainsprings-of-our-own-liberty-has-been/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/you-know-by-the-time-you-reach-my-age-you-ve-made-plenty-of-mistakes/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/yes-across-europe-this-wall-will-fall-for-it-cannot-withstand-faith/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/simple-fairness-dictates-that-government-must-not-raise-taxes-on/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-time-has-come-to-turn-to-god-and-reassert-our-trust-in-him-for/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/professional-politicians-like-to-talk-about-the-value-of-experience/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-wpa-was-one-of-the-most-productive-elements-of-fdr-s-alphabet/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [Where there's liberty, art succeeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/where-there-s-liberty-art-succeeds/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/since-i-came-to-the-white-house-i-got-two-hearing-aids-a-colon/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/a-moment-i-ve-been-dreading-george-brought-his-ne-re-do-well-son/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/on-father-s-day-we-pay-tribute-to-all-in-our-society-who-have-taken/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/there-is-no-limit-to-the-amount-of-good-you-can-do-if-you-don-t-care/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/it-s-not-that-liberals-aren-t-smart-it-s-just-that-so-much-of-what/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/love-your-country-not-for-her-power-or-wealth-but-for-her/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strong/ronald-reagan/#itemlist", "name": "23 Strong Quotes By Ronald Reagan", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "America has never gotten in a war because we were too strong.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Reagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/america-has-never-gotten-in-a-war-because-we-were-too-strong/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/ronald-reagan-119_america_america-has-never-gotten-in-a-war-becaus_2828028.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/ronald-reagan-119_america_america-has-never-gotten-in-a-war-becaus_2828028.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/ronald-reagan-119_america_america-has-never-gotten-in-a-war-becaus_2828028.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“America has never gotten in a war because we were too strong.” — Ronald Reagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Reagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/of-the-four-wars-in-my-lifetime-none-came-about-because-the-u-s-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/ronald-reagan-119_four_of-the-four-wars-in-my-lifetime-none-cam_140712.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/ronald-reagan-119_four_of-the-four-wars-in-my-lifetime-none-cam_140712.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/ronald-reagan-119_four_of-the-four-wars-in-my-lifetime-none-cam_140712.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.” — Ronald Reagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A strong American economy is essential to the well-being and security of our friends and allies.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Reagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/a-strong-american-economy-is-essential-to-the-well-being-and-security/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/ronald-reagan-119_allies_a-strong-american-economy-is-essential-t_1873209.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/ronald-reagan-119_allies_a-strong-american-economy-is-essential-t_1873209.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/ronald-reagan-119_allies_a-strong-american-economy-is-essential-t_1873209.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A strong American economy is essential to the well-being and security of our friends and allies.” — Ronald Reagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. 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