Ronald Reagan Quotes

“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.”

“This crime against humanity must never be forgotten.”

“The [Carter] administration doesn't know the difference between a diplomat and a doormat.”

“Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. ... Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it. ... The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”

“Constructive trade, the two-way exchange of goods and services, is the most efficient and logical way for each nation . . . to build a stable prosperity, a prosperity based not on aid, but on mutually beneficial economic contacts.”

“Government is the people's business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with the first penny of tax paid.”

“ALEC has forged a unique partnership between state legislators and leaders from the corporate and business community. This partnership offers businessmen the extraordinary opportunity to apply their talents to solve America's problems and build on our opportunities.”

“We should never fear to negotiate, nor negotiate from fear.”

“Without a vision the people perish.”

“Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”

“People who think a tax boost will cure inflation are the same ones who believe another drink will cure a hangover.”

“There is a limit to what you can do in politics.”

“My friends, we did it. We weren't just marking time, we made a difference. We made (America) stronger - we made (America) freer - and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad. Not bad at all. And so, goodbye. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.”

“When cruelty is inflicted on innocent people, it discredits whatever cause.”

“We will remain steady. We will pursue every avenue in the search for peace and stability.”

“It's time that we recognized that ours was in truth a noble cause.”

“Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.”

“I usually never walk by a microphone.”

“Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.”

“There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.”

“If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.”

“Don't let the doom criers and the cynics persuade you that the best is past.”

“My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way.”

“It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?”

“When you see all that rhetorical smoke billowing up from the Democrats, well ladies and gentleman, I'd follow the example of their nominee; don't inhale.”