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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.

“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

All Quotes by Ronald Reagan

“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

“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 is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.”

— Ronald Reagan

Politics

“Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.”

— Ronald Reagan

Business

“We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.”

— Ronald Reagan

Home

“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

“It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?”

— Ronald Reagan

Work

“Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.”

— Ronald Reagan

Funny

“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.”

— Ronald Reagan

Best

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

— 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

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

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“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

“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.”

— Ronald Reagan

Life

“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

“Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race we kept them free we kept the faith.”

— Ronald Reagan

Faith

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

— Ronald Reagan

Men