Quotes by Ronald Reagan

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

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

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

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

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

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

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

— Ronald Reagan

Life

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.

— Ronald Reagan

Life

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

Wisdom

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

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

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

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

— Ronald Reagan

Life

Trust, but verify.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

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

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

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

— Ronald Reagan

Success

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

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

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

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will.

— Ronald Reagan

Wisdom

The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.

— Ronald Reagan

Friendship