Without God, democracy cannot and will not long endure. Ronald Reagan More Quotes by Ronald Reagan More Quotes From Ronald Reagan A nation without borders is no nation at all. Ronald Reagan nationsborders Families cannot prosper and keep America strong if government becomes a Goliath that preys upon their wealth, usurps their rights, and crushes their spirit. Ronald Reagan crushstrongrights Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Ronald Reagan presidentialgovernmentbusiness I believe that the most essential element of our defense of freedom is our insistence on speaking out for the cause of religious liberty. Ronald Reagan freedomreligiousbelieve Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. Ronald Reagan veterans-daymilitaryfunny Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'. Ronald Reagan politicalbusinesslatin Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. Ronald Reagan militarybabyfunny Excellence does not begin in Washington. Ronald Reagan presidencyexcellencedoe It was the hard work of our people, the freedom they enjoyed and their faith in God that built this country and made it the envy of the world. In all of our great cities and towns evidence of the faith of our people is found: houses of worship of every denomination are among the oldest structures. While never willing to bow to a tyrant, our forefathers were always willing to get to their knees before God. When catastrophe threatened, they turned to God for deliverance. When the harvest was bountiful the first thought was thanksgiving to God. Ronald Reagan hard-workgodcountry We must have faith in the people of this country and faith in our principles. Ronald Reagan principlescountrypeople Freedom-loving people around the world must say . . . I am a refugee in a crowded boat foundering off the coast of Vietnam. I am Laotian, a Cambodian, a Cuban, and a Miskito Indian in Nicaragua. I, too, am a potential victim of totalitarianism. Ronald Reagan nicaraguavietnampeople They [The Soviet Union] are the focus of evil in the modern world. Ronald Reagan presidentialfocusevil America needs jobs and opportunity, not make-work and handouts. Ronald Reagan opportunityjobsamerica Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights; that government is only a convenience created and managed by the people, with no powers of its own except those voluntarily granted to it by the people. We sometimes forget that great truth, and we never should. Happy Fourth of July. Ronald Reagan julyrightsmen In 1992, the federal Government actually issued more work authorizations to immigrants and temporary foreign workers than the net number of new jobs created by our economy. Something is fundamentally wrong when we have millions of American citizens and legal residents begging for jobs, and yet we are admitting thousands and thousands of immigrants a year with virtually no consideration to our employment needs or their employment skills. Ronald Reagan governmentjobsyears Middle age is when you're faced with two temptations and you choose the one that will get you home by nine o'clock. Ronald Reagan homebirthdaytwo We are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free. Ronald Reagan givenforevermight Admittedly, there is a risk in any course we follow other than this, but every lesson in history tells us that the greater risk lies in appeasement, and this is the specter our well-meaning liberal friends refuse to face. Ronald Reagan presidentialrisklying I believe the best social program is a job. Ronald Reagan socialjobsbelieve The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous private sector. Ronald Reagan wealthgovernmentpeople
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