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Ronald Reagan Quotes about Peace

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Ronald Reagan's Remarks at the National Conference of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, www.reaganfoundation.org. March 30, 1981.

Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.

Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.99, Simon and Schuster

People do not make wars; governments do.

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

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.

Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.183, Humanix Books

The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will never be an aggressor.

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

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

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

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

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