Damn it, Pierre, what do you want me to do We'll go sit with empty chairs to get those guys back to the table. (To Pierre Trudeau, prime minister of Canada) Ronald Reagan More Quotes by Ronald Reagan More Quotes From Ronald Reagan There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit. Ronald Reagan rewards-and-recognitionachievementaccomplishment We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry. We must condemn those who seek to divide us. In all quarters and at all times, we must teach tolerance and denounce racism, anti-Semitism and all ethnic or religious bigotry wherever they exist as unacceptable evils. We have no place for haters in America -- none, whatsoever. Ronald Reagan haterreligiousamerica Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God. Ronald Reagan simply-lovecaresuicide Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. ... Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. 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. If it stops moving, subsidize it. ... The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much. Ronald Reagan governmentviewsmoving 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 strengthpeacechildren If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under. Ronald Reagan godinspirationalcountry The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. Ronald Reagan wisdomleadershipinspirational I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write it, but I'm glad he did. He wrote that you can go to live in France, but you can't become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Italy, but you can't become a German, an Italian. He went through Turkey, Greece, Japan and other countries. But he said anyone, from any corner of the world, can come to live in the United States and become an American. Ronald Reagan writingmencountry Because you won't get gun control by disarming law abiding citizens. There's only one way to get real gun control: Disarm the thugs and the criminals, lock them up, and if you don't actually throw away the key, at least lose it for a long time. Ronald Reagan thuggunreal A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation. Ronald Reagan migrationnationsborders It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so Ronald Reagan smartknows 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 businessmotivationalinspirational Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again. Ronald Reagan presidentialfreedompeople It's hard, when you're up to your armpits in alligators, to remember you came here to drain the swamp. Ronald Reagan governmentremembers-youremember-you If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question. Ronald Reagan governmentstupidanswers I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts. Ronald Reagan independentlawmen Too often character assassination has replaced debate in principle here in Washington. Destroy someone's reputation, and you don't have to talk about what he stands for. Ronald Reagan reputationprinciplescharacter And let us never forget that in honoring our flag, we honor the American men and women who have courageously fought and died for it over the last 200 years, patriots who set an ideal above any consideration of self. Our flag flies free today because of their sacrifice. Ronald Reagan sacrificeselfmen Socialists ignore the side of man that is the spirit. They can provide you shelter, fill your belly with bacon and beans, treat you when you're ill, all the things guaranteed to a prisoner or a slave. They don't understand that we also dream. Ronald Reagan shelterdreammen Now back in 1927 an American socialist, Norman Thomas, six times candidate for president on the Socialist Party ticket, said the American people would never vote for socialism. But he said under the name of liberalism the American people will adopt every fragment of the socialist program. Ronald Reagan partynamespeople
