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Ronald Reagan Quotes - Page 12

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Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and

Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Pursuit Of Happiness, Simple, Giving

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1983). “Ronald Reagan”

My belief has always been... that wherever in this land any individual's constitutional rights are being unjustly denied, it is the obligation of the federal government-at point of bayonet if necessary-to restore that individual's constitutional rights

Rights, Government, Land

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

Funny, Hilarious, Work

Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.420, Simon and Schuster

In case anybody asks you about my position on capital punishment, you can tell them I favor it; and if they want to know why, you can tell them this story.

Punishment, Favors, Want

The frustrating thing is that those who are attacking religion claim they are doing it in the name of tolerance, freedom and openmindedness. Question: Isn't the real truth that they are intolerant of religion? They refuse to tolerate its importance in our lives.

Real, Names, Tolerance

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

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.

Business, Government, Politics

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

Funny, Witty, Humorous

We can have peace and brotherly love by accepting our responsibility to preserve freedom.

Responsibility, Brotherly Love, Accepting

Intelligence reports say Castro is very worried about me. I'm very worried that we can't come up with something to justify his worrying.

War, Worry, Cold

Ronald Reagan (2009). “The Reagan Diaries”, p.4, Harper Collins

The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous private sector.

Government, People, Wealth

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

Our enemies may be irrational, even outright insane, driven by nationalism, religion, ethnicity or ideology. They do not fear the United States for its diplomatic skills or the number of automobiles and software programs it produces. They respect only the firepower of our tanks, planes and helicopter gunships.

Skills, Numbers, Ethnicity

Ronald Reagan (1998). “A Shining City: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan”

The most fundamental paradox is that if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use it successfully. We Americans don't want war and we don't start fights. We don't maintain a strong military force to conquer or coerce others. The purpose of our military is simple and straightforward: we want to prevent war.

Strong, Military, War

"The uncommon wisdom of Ronald Reagan: a portrait in his own words".

We in America have learned bitter lessons from two world wars: It is better to be here [in Europe] ready to protect the peace, than to take blind shelter across the sea, rushing to respond only after freedom is lost. We've learned that isolationism never was and never will be an acceptable response to tyrannical governments with an expansionist intent.

War, Government, Europe

Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, delivered 6 June 1984 in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France

If you don't know whether a body is alive or dead, you would never bury it. I think this consideration itself should be enough for all of us to insist on protecting the unborn.

Thinking, Alive, Body

"Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation". Book by Ronald Reagan, 1983.

Medicare will usher in federal programs that will invade every area of freedom as we have know it in this country.

Country, Program, Medicare

What's happening in Cuba is not a failure of the Cuban people. It's a failure of Fidel Castro and the Communists.

People, Cuba, Communist

"Cuban-Americans Mark The Passing Of Fidel Castro". "The Daily" with Steve Inskeep, nhpr.org. November 28, 2016.

America has begun a spiritual reawakening. Faith and hope are being restored. Americans are turning back to God. Church attendance is up. Audiences for religious books and broadcasts are growing. And I do believe that he has begun to heal our blessed land.

Spiritual, Religious, Believe

Let us thank God for life and the blessings He's put before us. High among them are our families, our freedom, and the opportunities of a new year.

New Year, Blessing, Opportunity

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism has been by way of medicine....If you don't do this, one of these days you and I are going to spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was like in American when men were free.

Children, Sunset, Men

Trust the people -- that is the crucial lesson of history.

People, Presidential, Lessons

I was 21 and looking for work in 1932, one of the worst years of the Great Depression. And I can remember one bleak night in the thirties when my father learned on Christmas Eve that he'd lost his job. To be young in my generation was to feel that your future had been mortgaged out from under you, and that's a tragic mistake we must never allow our leaders to make again.

Jobs, Father, Mistake

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1983). “Ronald Reagan”

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will.

Regret, Political, Goes On

Presidents come and go. History comes and goes, but principles endure.

President, Principles, Endure

If history teaches anything, it teaches that self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.

Self, Faces, Facts

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

The best social program is a productive job for anyone who's willing to work.

Jobs, Social, Program

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1983). “Ronald Reagan”

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

Quotes: 1096

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