We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added. Ronald Reagan More Quotes by Ronald Reagan More Quotes From Ronald Reagan In America, our origins matter less than our destination, and that is what democracy is all about. Ronald Reagan democracymatteramerica Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control. Ronald Reagan individuallibertygovernment If we get the federal government out of the classroom, maybe we'll get God back in. Ronald Reagan classroomgovernmentmilitary Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing. Ronald Reagan rightswarpeace An actor knows two important things - to be honest in what he is doing and to be in touch with the audience. That's not bad advice for a politician either. Ronald Reagan importantadvicetwo Isn't it strange that ... people build walls to keep an enemy out, and there's only one part of the world and one philosophy where they have to build walls to keep their people in Ronald Reagan wallphilosophypeople I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's natural resources. Ronald Reagan strongwisebelieve An old Russian woman goes into Kremlin, gets an audience with Mikhail Gorbachev and says, In America anyone can go to the White House, walk up to Reagan's desk and say, 'I don't like the way you are running the country.' Gorbachev replied, You can do the same thing in the Soviet Union. You can go into the Kremlin, walk up to my desk and say 'I don't like the way Reagan is running his country.' Ronald Reagan runningwarcountry We are never defeated unless we give up on God. Ronald Reagan christian-inspirationalgiving-upgod America was founded by people who believe that God is their Rock of safety. Ronald Reagan rocksbelieveamerica . . . Government should do only those things the people cannot do for themselves. Ronald Reagan governmentshouldpeople May all of you as Americans never forget your heroic origins, never fail to seek Divine guidance, and never lose your natural God-given optimism. Ronald Reagan divine-guidanceoptimism4th-of-july Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible. Ronald Reagan religiousgodbible Let us thank God for life and the blessings He's put before us. High among them are our families, our freedom, and the opportunities of a new year. Ronald Reagan new-yearblessingopportunity [A woman waiting for him in the Kremlin asked Gobachev] "Was communism invented by a politician or a scientist?" [He replied] "Well, a politician." She said, "That explains it. The scientist would have tried it on mice first." Ronald Reagan waitingsciencefirsts You can’t tax business. Business doesn’t pay taxes. It collects taxes. Ronald Reagan taxesbusinesspay The NRA believes America's laws were made to be obeyed and that our Constitutional liberties are just as important today as 200 years ago. And by the way, the Constitution does not say Government shall decree the right to keep and bear arms. The Constitution says 'The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' Ronald Reagan governmentbelieveamerica Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat to become American policies — especially in this hemisphere. None of the four wars in my lifetime came about because we were too strong. Ronald Reagan strongleadershipwar Our natural, inalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation from government, and freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp as it is at this moment. Ronald Reagan libertygovernmentrights In an ironic sense, Karl Marx was right. We are witnessing today a great revolutionary crisis, a crisis where the demands of the economic order are conflicting directly with those of the political order. But the crisis is happening not in the . . . West, but in the home of Marxism-Leninism, the Soviet Union. It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of history by denying human freedom and human dignity to its citizens. Ronald Reagan freedomhomerunning
