"Whatever else history may say about me..." - Quote by Ronald Reagan
Whatever else history may say about me when I'm gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears; to your confidence rather than your doubts. My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way.
More by Ronald Reagan
“A stronger defense is an investment in peace.”
“We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.”
“When people tell me that I became President on January 20th, 1981, I feel I have to correct them. You don't become President of the United States. You are given temporary custody of an institution called the Presidency, which belongs to our people.”
More on Leadership
“Washington's is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name no eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in its naked deathless splendor leave it shining on.”
“Sometimes we take somebody who's been in the trenches and fought the good fight and been steady for granted. Sometimes we act as if never having done something and not knowing what you're doing is a virtue.”
“Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.”
More on Hope
“And both of them remained floating in an empty universe where the only everyday & eternal reality was love.”
“Feel good about being someone who loves selflessly. I think someday you’ll find someone who loves you the exact same way.”
“Escape from the black cloud that surrounds you.Then you will see your own light as radiant as the full moon.”