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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 most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

All Quotes by Ronald Reagan

“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

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“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

“Trust, but verify.”

— Ronald Reagan

Trust

“Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.”

— Ronald Reagan

Power

“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

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

— Ronald Reagan

Work

“Man is not free unless government is limited.”

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“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

“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

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

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.”

— Ronald Reagan

Best

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

— Ronald Reagan

Funny

“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

“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

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

— Ronald Reagan

Government

“It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.”

— Ronald Reagan

Politics

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

— Ronald Reagan

Government

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

— Ronald Reagan

Success