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Ronald Reagan Quotes - Page 17

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f you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals - if we were back in the days of the

f you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals - if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is.

Believe, Heart, Thinking

"Reason" Magazine, July 1, 1975.

We have the means to change the laws we find unjust or onerous. We cannot, as citizens, pick and choose the laws we will or will not obey.

Mean, Law, Citizens

Reagan, Ronald (1982). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981”, p.753, Best Books on

. . . I hope that when you're my age, you'll be able to say as I have been able to say: We lived in freedom, we lived lives that were a statement, not an apology.

Freedom, Apology, Age

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

Anytime you and I question the schemes of the do-gooders, we're denounced as being against their humanitarian goals. They say we're always "against" things-we're never "for" anything. Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.

Goal, Ignorant, Ministry

A Time for Choosing (aka "The Speech"), Air date 27 October 1964, Los Angeles, CA

I'm no linguist, but I have been told that in the Russian language, there isn't even a word for freedom.

Russian Language, Language, Has Beens

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1988). “Ronald Reagan”

[Our goal] is to help revive America's traditional values: faith, family, neighborhood, work and freedom. Government has no business enforcing these values but neither must it seek, as it did in the recent past, to suppress or replace them. That only robbed us of our tiller and set us adrift. Helping to restore these values will bring new strength, direction and dignity to our lives and to the life of our nation. It's on these values that we'll best build our future.

Past, Government, America

God, the source of our knowledge, has been expelled from the classroom. He gives us His greatest blessing, life, and yet many would condone the taking of innocent life. We expect Him to protect us in a crisis, but turn away from Him too often in our day-to-day living. I wonder if He isn't waiting for us to wake up.

God, Religious, Blessing

Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.137, Simon and Schuster

Make no mistake, abortion-on-demand is not a right granted by the Constitution. No serious scholar, including one disposed to agree with the Court's result, has argued that the framers of the Constitution intended to create such a right.

Mistake, Abortion, Demand

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

There were so many candidates on the platform that there were not enough promises to go around.

Government, Promise, Politics

Words are even more feeble on this Memorial Day, for the sight before us is that of a strong and good nation that stands in silence and remembers those who were loved and who, in return, loved their countrymen enough to die for them.

Memorial Day, Strong, Sight

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

Play, World, Politics

Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.426, Simon and Schuster

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better than any centralized government planning process.

Government, Presidential, Decision

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1983). “Ronald Reagan”

Small business is the gateway to opportunity for those who want a piece of the American dream... Well, wouldn't it be nice to hear a little more about the forgotten heroes of America - those who create most of our new jobs, like the owners of stores down the street; the faithfuls who support our churches, synagogues, schools, and communities; the brave men and women everywhere who produce our goods, feed a hungry world, and keep our families warm while they invest in the future to build a better America? That's where miracles are made, not in Washington, D.C.

Dream, Jobs, Nice

Ronald Reagan's Remarks at the National Conference of the National Federation of Independent Business, www.reaganlibrary.gov. June 22, 1983.

The real question today is not when human life begins, but, what is the value of human life? The abortionist who reassembles the arms and legs of a tiny baby to make sure all its parts have been torn from its mother's body can hardly doubt whether it is a human being. The real question for him and for all of us is whether that tiny human life has a God-given right to be protected by the law - the same right we have.

Christian, Mother, Baby

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

Children, Men, People

Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.7, Humanix Books

We're the party that wants to see an America in which people can still get rich.

Party, America, People

"Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan" by Ronald Reagan, p. 558, 1982.

During my first press conference as president, in answer to a direct question, I pointed out that, as good Marxist-Leninists, the Soviet leaders have openly and publicly declared that the only morality they recognize is that which will further their cause, which is world revolution.

Presidential, Leader, Answers

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

Yes, deficits are a problem. I've been saying so for more than a quarter of a century now. But the problem is not the size of the deficit, it's the size of government's claim on our economy.

Government, Size, Problem

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

On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilities and joys of fatherhood. Whether our fathers are near at hand or a continent away, with their families or watching from the light of eternity, we take this day to remember them, to say our thanks for the years they have given us, and to ask that they receive God's blessings.

Father, Taken, Blessing

"Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1985".

With freedom goes responsibility, a responsibility that can only be met by the individual himself.

Responsibility, Politics, Individual

"The quotable Ronald Reagan: the common sense and straight talk of former California Governor, Ronald Reagan".

It's said that prayer can move mountains. Well, it's certainly moved the hearts and minds of Americans in their times of trial and helped them to achieve a society that, for all its imperfections, is still the envy of the world and the last, best hope of mankind.

Prayer, Moving, Heart

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

God...should never have been expelled from America's schools. As we struggle to teach our children...we dare not forget that our civilization was built by men and women who placed their faith in a loving God. If Congress can begin each day with a moment of prayer...so then can our sons and daughters.

Daughter, Prayer, Children

The family has always been the cornerstone of American society. Our families nurture, preserve, and pass on to each succeeding generation the values we share and cherish, values that are the foundation of our freedoms.

Foundation, Generations, Succeed

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

Perhaps we need some outside, universal threat to make us recognize this common bond. I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world.

Thinking, Differences, Needs

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

If we've learned any lessons during the past few decades, perhaps the most important is that preservation of our environment is not a partisan challenge; it's common sense. Our physical health, our social happiness, and our economic well-being will be sustained only by all of us working in partnership as thoughtful, effective stewards of our natural resources.

Thoughtful, Past, Common Sense

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

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

Quotes: 1096

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