Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. Ronald Reagan More Quotes by Ronald Reagan More Quotes From Ronald Reagan We maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression. Ronald Reagan peace-through-strengthaggressionweakness Liberals are people who think that being tough on crime means longer suspended sentences. Ronald Reagan warmeanthinking Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited. Ronald Reagan defensegunself More than a decade ago, a Supreme Court decision literally wiped off the books of fifty states statutes protecting the rights of unborn children. Abortion on demand now takes the lives of up to 1.5 million unborn children a year. Human life legislation ending this tragedy will some day pass the Congress, and you and I must never rest until it does. Unless and until it can be proven that the unborn child is not a living entity, then its right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness must be protected. Ronald Reagan pursuit-of-happinessbookchildren Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States. Ronald Reagan entrepreneurbusinessmotivational 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 freedommilitarymoving When I took the oath of office, I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group - ‘We the people’. Ronald Reagan oath-of-officeloyaltypeople 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 patrioticcouragewar Our National Motto - 'In God We Trust' - was not chosen lightly. It reflects a basic recognition that there is a divine authority in the universe to which this nation owes homage. Ronald Reagan mottorecognitiongod My belief has always been... that wherever in this land any individual's constitutional rights are being unjustly denied, it is the obligation of the federal government-at point of bayonet if necessary-to restore that individual's constitutional rights Ronald Reagan governmentlandrights In case anybody asks you about my position on capital punishment, you can tell them I favor it; and if they want to know why, you can tell them this story. Ronald Reagan punishmentfavorswant The most fundamental paradox is that if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use it successfully. We Americans don't want war and we don't start fights. We don't maintain a strong military force to conquer or coerce others. The purpose of our military is simple and straightforward: we want to prevent war. Ronald Reagan strongmilitarywar Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program. Ronald Reagan programlastsgovernment The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. Ronald Reagan governmentmilitarywork 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 hilariousmilitaryfunny Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong. Ronald Reagan memorial-daymilitarywar A hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah. Ronald Reagan anniversaryhippiefunny The current tax code is a daily mugging. Ronald Reagan national-debtcurrentspolitical What's happening in Cuba is not a failure of the Cuban people. It's a failure of Fidel Castro and the Communists. Ronald Reagan communistcubapeople A nation without borders is no nation at all. Ronald Reagan nationsborders
