Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. Ronald Reagan More Quotes by Ronald Reagan More Quotes From Ronald Reagan The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Ronald Reagan businessmilitaryfunny I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born. Ronald Reagan abortionpro-lifefunny Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid. Ronald Reagan strengthwarpeace When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat. Ronald Reagan politicslightbusiness To those who cite the first amendment as reason for excluding God from more and more of our institutions and everyday life, may I just say: The first amendment of the Constitution was not written to protect the people of this country from religious values; it was written to protect religious values from government tyranny. Ronald Reagan governmentreligiouscountry Without God, there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience... without God, there is a coarsening of the society; without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. Ronald Reagan democracygodlong Sometimes when I'm faced with an atheist, I am tempted to invite him to the greatest gourmet dinner that one could ever serve, and when we have finished eating that magnificent dinner, to ask him if he believes there's a cook. Ronald Reagan dinneratheistbelieve 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 leadershipheartinspirational We must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in 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. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors. As for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it; We will not surrender for it, now or ever. We are Americans. Ronald Reagan sacrificepracticemen Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15. Ronald Reagan partybusinessfunny 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 progresswallmind Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face. Ronald Reagan biblicalgodlymen How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin. Ronald Reagan politicalgovernmentbusiness There is no greater happiness for a man than approaching a door at the end of a day knowing someone on the other side of that door is waiting for the sound of his footsteps. Ronald Reagan weddingmarriagelove In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. Ronald Reagan governmentselfbelieve Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business, frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise. They are the residue of centralized bureaucracy, of government by a self-anointed elite. Ronald Reagan competitiongovernmentself We must be cautious in claiming God is on our side. I think the real question we must answer is, are we on His side? Ronald Reagan realanswersthinking Either you will control your government, or government will control you. Ronald Reagan government The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave. Ronald Reagan strengthlightinspirational We're Americans, and we have a rendezvous with destiny . . . No people who have ever lived on this earth have fought harder, paid a higher price for freedom, or done more to advance the dignity of man than Americans. Ronald Reagan destinymenpeople
