No nation in history has ever survived a tax burden that reached a third of its national income. Ronald Reagan More Quotes by Ronald Reagan More Quotes From Ronald Reagan Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders. Ronald Reagan vacationunemploymentfunny You and I have the courage to say to our enemies, 'There is a price we will not pay.' There is a point beyond which they must not advance. This is the meaning of the phrase 'Peace through strength.' Ronald Reagan phrasespayenemy At the root of everything that we’re trying to accomplish is the belief that America has a mission. We are a nation of freedom, living under God, believing all citizens must have the opportunity to grow, create wealth, and build a better life for those who follow. If we live up to those moral values, we can keep the American dream alive for our children and our grandchildren, and America will remain mankind’s best hope. Ronald Reagan dreambelievechildren We in America have learned bitter lessons from two world wars: It is better to be here [in Europe] ready to protect the peace, than to take blind shelter across the sea, rushing to respond only after freedom is lost. We've learned that isolationism never was and never will be an acceptable response to tyrannical governments with an expansionist intent. Ronald Reagan governmenteuropewar I didn't leave the Democratic party; the Democratic party left me. Ronald Reagan coldpartywar It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance? Ronald Reagan hilariousworkfunny 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 doneracefaith Great nations which fail to meet their responsibilities are consigned to the dustbin of history. We grew from that small, weak republic which had as its assets spirit, optimism, faith in God and an unshakeable belief that free men and women could govern themselves wisely. We became the leader of the free world, an example for all those who cherish freedom. Ronald Reagan determinationresponsibilitymen Intelligence reports say Castro is very worried about me. I'm very worried that we can't come up with something to justify his worrying. Ronald Reagan coldworrywar Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the recognition of human rights. Ronald Reagan freedomrightswar One hundred nations in the UN have not agreed with us on just about everything that's come before them, where we're involved, and it didn't upset my breakfast at all. Ronald Reagan upsetcommunismbreakfast I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. Ronald Reagan fatebelievefall The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much. Ronald Reagan debtgovernmentpeople Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. Ronald Reagan patrioticpoliticalenemy General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! Ronald Reagan patrioticwalleurope I have seen the rise of fascism and communism. Both philosophies glorify the arbitrary power of the state... But both theories fail. Both deny those God-given liberties that are the inalienable right of each person on this planet, indeed, they deny the existence of God. Ronald Reagan arbitrarylibertyphilosophy The real question today is not when human life begins, but, what is the value of human life? The abortionist who reassembles the arms and legs of a tiny baby to make sure all its parts have been torn from its mother's body can hardly doubt whether it is a human being. The real question for him and for all of us is whether that tiny human life has a God-given right to be protected by the law - the same right we have. Ronald Reagan christianmotherbaby We the people tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us. Ronald Reagan presidentialgovernmentpeople Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a monopoly on the truth, but that every individual life is infinitely precious, that every one of us put in this world has been put there for a reason and has something to offer. Ronald Reagan freedomgovernmentworld Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity; not stifle it. Ronald Reagan productivitygovernmentopportunity
