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Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) was the 40th President of the United States, serving from 1981 to 1989. Before entering politics, he had a successful career as a Hollywood actor. Reagan's optimistic vision, communication skills, and conservative policies — particularly on taxes and the Cold War — reshaped American politics for a generation.

“If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.”

— Ronald Reagan

Environmental

All Quotes by Ronald Reagan

“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“Trust, but verify.”

— Ronald Reagan

Trust

“One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the 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.”

— Ronald Reagan

Courage

“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”

— Ronald Reagan

Best

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

— Ronald Reagan

Peace

“My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.”

— Ronald Reagan

Life

“It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.”

— Ronald Reagan

Good

“I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.”

— Ronald Reagan

Money

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

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.”

— Ronald Reagan

Good

“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.”

— Ronald Reagan

Freedom

“All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.”

— Ronald Reagan

Power

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

— Ronald Reagan

Politics

“We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.”

— Ronald Reagan

Life

“We are never defeated unless we give up on God.”

— Ronald Reagan

Faith

“Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.”

— Ronald Reagan

Age

“Government does not solve problems it subsidizes them.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.”

— Ronald Reagan

Age