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Ronald Reagan Quotes - Page 3

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I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write it, but I'm glad he did. He wrote that you can go to live in France, but you can't become a Frenchman. You can go to live in

I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write it, but I'm glad he did. He wrote that you can go to live in France, but you can't become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Italy, but you can't become a German, an Italian. He went through Turkey, Greece, Japan and other countries. But he said anyone, from any corner of the world, can come to live in the United States and become an American.

Country, Writing, Men

Without God, there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience... without God, there is a coarsening of the society; without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

God, Long, Democracy

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

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Love, Peace, War

Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program.

Government, Lasts, Program

If not us, who? And if not now, when?

War, Cold, Cold War

Second Inaugural Address, delivered 21 January 1985, Rotunda of the Capitol, Washington D.C.

We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

Success, Government Welfare, People

Sometimes when I'm faced with an atheist, I am tempted to invite him to the greatest gourmet dinner that one could ever serve, and when we have finished eating that magnificent dinner, to ask him if he believes there's a cook.

Atheist, Believe, Dinner

Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.422, Simon and Schuster

We must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors. As for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it; We will not surrender for it, now or ever. We are Americans.

Sacrifice, Men, Practice

First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1981

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Veterans Day, Freedom, Our Veterans

Labor Day Address at Liberty State Park, delivered 1 September 1980, Jersey City, New Jersey

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way

Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership

Many a man has failed because he had his wishbone where his backbone should have been.

Men, Should Have, Backbone

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

Biblical, Godly, Men

The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave.

Inspirational, Strength, Light

When government gets too big, freedom is lost. Government is supposed to be the servant. But when a government can tax the people with no limit or restraint on what the government can take, then the government has become the master.

Government, People, Limits

The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become.

Dream, Freedom, Men

Ronald Reagan (1993). “Actor, Ideologue, Politician: The Public Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, Greenwood Publishing Group

We the people tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us.

Government, People, Presidential

Farewell Address to the Nation, delivered 11 January 1989, Washington D.C.

Socialists ignore the side of man that is the spirit. They can provide you shelter, fill your belly with bacon and beans, treat you when you're ill, all the things guaranteed to a prisoner or a slave. They don't understand that we also dream.

Dream, Men, Shelter

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden.

Believe, Government, Self

First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1981

Terrorism is the preferred weapon of weak and evil men.

Men, Evil, Weapons

Government Steals from the needy and gives to the greedy

Government, Giving, Stealing

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

Believe, Hangover, Thinking

One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It’s very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project, most people are a little reluctant to oppose anything that suggests medical care for people who possibly can’t afford it.

Medicine, People, Care

Radio Address on Socialized Medicine, recorded circa 1961

The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.

Friends, Military, Political

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

Stick to your dreams and determine that you're going to make them come true.

Dream, Sticks, Determine

Anyone who seeks success or greatness should first forget about both and seek only the truth. The rest will follow.

Greatness, Firsts, Forget

Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.94, Simon and Schuster

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

Quotes: 1096

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