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Ronald Reagan Quotes - Page 11

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The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.

The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.

Government, Federal Government, States

First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1981

The difference between them and us is that we want to check government spending and they want to spend government checks.

Government, Differences, Political

Ronald Reagan, Bill Adler (1981). “The Reagan wit”, Jameson Books

The future is best decided by ballots, not bullets.

Democracy, Bullets, Ballots

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1984). “Ronald Reagan”

I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing.

Believe, Fall, Fate

First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1981

You can’t tax business. Business doesn’t pay taxes. It collects taxes.

Business, Pay, Taxes

Politics and morality are inseparable. And as morality's foundation is religion, religion and politics are necessarily related. We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect, and our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.

Humble, Government, Order

Remarks at a Dallas Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, delivered 23 August 1984 at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX

I, in my own mind, have always thought of America as a place in the divine scheme of things that was set aside as a promised land...Any person with the courage, with the desire to tear up their roots, to strive for freedom, to attempt and dare to live in a strange and foreign place, to travel halfway across the world was welcome here.

Land, Roots, America

I'm convinced that today the majority of Americans want what those first Americans wanted: A better life for themselves and their children; a minimum of government authority.

Children, Good Life, Happy Life

Ronald Reagan (1983). “A Time for Choosing: The Speeches of Ronald Reagan, 1961-1982”, Gateway Books

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.

Military, Used, Clear

Address to British Parliament, delivered 8 June 1982, Royal Gallery at the Palace of Westminster, London

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Christian, Religious, Long

Remarks at a Dallas Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, delivered 23 August 1984 at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

Funny, Veterans Day, Military

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.

Party, Numbers, People

Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.41, Humanix Books

Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things.

Freedom, Way, Freedom Liberty

Moscow State University Address, delivered 31 May 1988, Moscow, Russia

You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly.

Mistake, Age, Aging

Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.208, Humanix Books

Everyone is a liberal until they have something to conserve. Then they become a conservative.

Conservative

Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.

Motivational, Business, Entrepreneur

Moscow State University Address, delivered 31 May 1988, Moscow, Russia

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Life, Music, Song

[The Soviets] preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the earth; they are the focus of evil in the modern world.

War, Men, Omnipotence

Remarks at the Annual Convention of the the National Association of Evangelicals, delivered 8 March 1983, Orlando, Florida

Some years ago, the federal government declared war on poverty, and poverty won.

War, Government, Years

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1988). “Presidential address: State of the Union, Monday, January 25, 1988”

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Funny, Vacation, Unemployment

Ronald Reagan (1968). “I goofed: the wise and curious sayings of Ronald Reagan, 33rd Governor of California”

I believe Moses was 80 when God first commissioned him for public service.

Believe, Government, Politics

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1984). “Ronald Reagan”

Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.

Death, Abortion, Dying

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.

Funny, Men, Air

Quoted in Sierra, 10 Sept. 1980

You and I have the courage to say to our enemies, 'There is a price we will not pay.' There is a point beyond which they must not advance. This is the meaning of the phrase 'Peace through strength.'

Enemy, Phrases, Pay

Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

In our observances this Memorial Day, we honor the brave Americans who paid the highest price for their commitment to the ideals of peace, freedom, and justice. Our debt to them can be paid only by our own recommitment to preserving those same ideals.

Memorial Day, Commitment, Justice

Born: February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004
Occupation: 40th U.S. President

Quotes: 1096

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