Central Quote by Timothy Noah

Reagan used to say that 'we're a country with a government.' Well, now we're a government with a country, and we're making everybody else…

— William Binney

“The core of Reaganism was this: returning power to the people by disempowering behemoth bureaucratic institutions yields the greatest freedom for all. He believed…

— Laura Ingraham

To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the…

— Frank Gaffney

Reagan conspired in the underestimation of his own ability.

— H. W. Brands

When Reagan was elected, I felt that the Agency had gone much more into the service of a political tendency in the country with…

— Aldrich Ames

President Reagan stood for conservative principles in a way that brought people together.

— Ted Cruz

We're a country that abhors the government. From Reagan on, many people think the government is the enemy in the United States.

— Peter Kuznick

Demeanor-wise, Reagan was a conservative, but a pragmatic conservative, and he found silver linings in things. He liked to be a mediator. He didn't…

— Douglas Brinkley

Reagan himself, for much of his life, was devoted against the elites. His antagonism to the Soviet Union is antagonism against oppression by the…

— Eugene Jarecki

Reagan's legacy is so powerful because he identified the state as the central issue in American politics.

— Chrystia Freeland

Government grew under [Ronald] Reagan. He was the strongest opponent of free markets in the post-war history among presidents. But it doesn't matter what…

— Noam Chomsky

Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people.

— Anonymous