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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.

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

— Ronald Reagan

Government

All Quotes by Ronald Reagan

“I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.”

— Ronald Reagan

Great

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

— Ronald Reagan

Peace

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

— Ronald Reagan

Success

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

— Ronald Reagan

Freedom

“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.”

— Ronald Reagan

Courage

“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

“No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.”

— Ronald Reagan

Time

“You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.”

— Ronald Reagan

Food

“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

“We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.”

— Ronald Reagan

Society

“Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“Trust, but verify.”

— Ronald Reagan

Trust

“The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

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

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.”

— Ronald Reagan

Funny

“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

“Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.”

— Ronald Reagan

God

“A people free to choose will always choose peace.”

— Ronald Reagan

Peace

“If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.”

— Ronald Reagan

Love

“It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.”

— Ronald Reagan

Food