I have seen the rise and fall of Nazi tyranny, the subsequent cold war and the nuclear nightmare that for fifty years… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit. People, worldwide, hunger for the right of self-determination, for… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I couldn't help but say to [Mr. Gorbachev], just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
How does it feel to be the 's third choice? Humiliating? You could have thrown a dart. That's how close they were.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The true lesson of the Vietnam War is: certainty of purpose and ruthlessness of execution win wars. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Because Vietnam was not a declared war, the veterans are not even eligible for the G. I. Bill of Rights with respect… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The signs of the Vietnam War protestors said "Make Love not War!" It didn't seem to me that they were capable of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The most fundamental paradox is that, if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Intelligence reports say Castro is very worried about me. I'm very worried that we can't come up with something to justify his… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war. It's to be prepared for peace. There's… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I once played a sheriff who thought he could do the job without a gun. I was dead in twenty-seven minutes of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
It is no coincidence that when the thugs tried to wrest control over Grenada, there were 30 Soviet advisors and hundreds of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Our goals are the same as those of the U.N.'s founders, who sought to replace a world at war with one where… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
For the first time ever, everything is in place for the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Christ. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The great dynamic success of capitalism had given us a powerful weapon in our battle against Communism-money. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be… — 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