You know economists; they're the sort of people who see something works in practice and wonder if it would work in theory. Ronald Reagan More Quotes by Ronald Reagan More Quotes From Ronald Reagan I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'. Ronald Reagan catpoliticsmoney I was 21 and looking for work in 1932, one of the worst years of the Great Depression. And I can remember one bleak night in the thirties when my father learned on Christmas Eve that he'd lost his job. To be young in my generation was to feel that your future had been mortgaged out from under you, and that's a tragic mistake we must never allow our leaders to make again. Ronald Reagan mistakejobsfather We've been a free people living under the law, with faith in our Maker and in our future. I've said before that the most sublime picture in American history is of George Washington on his knees in the snow at Valley Forge. That image personifies a people who know that it's not enough to depend on our own courage and goodness; we must also seek help from God, our Father and Preserver. Ronald Reagan lawfatherpeople Unless and until it can be proven that an unborn child is not a living human being, can we justify assuming without proof that it isn't? No one has yet offered such proof; indeed, all the evidence is to the contrary. Ronald Reagan abortionunderstandingchildren When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, their isn't a word to describe them. This month recognizes the loss so many parents experience across the United States and around the world. It is also meant to inform and provide resources for parents who have lost children due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, stillbirths, birth defects, SIDS, and other causes. Ronald Reagan miscarriagepregnancychildren I'm no linguist, but I have been told that in the Russian language, there isn't even a word for freedom. Ronald Reagan russian-languagehas-beenslanguage You can't be for big government, big taxes and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy. Ronald Reagan votingguygovernment God's miracles are to be found in nature itself; the wind and waves, the wood that becomes a tree - all of these are explained biologically, but behind them is the hand of God. Ronald Reagan naturewindhands The one thing our Founding Fathers could not foresee - they were farmers, professional men, businessmen giving of their time and effort to an idea that became a country - was a nation governed by professional politicians who had an interest in getting re-elected. They probably envisioned a fellow serving a couple of hitches and then eagerly looking forward to getting back to the farm. Ronald Reagan couplecountryfather Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the people.' 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us. 'We the people' are the driver, the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which 'We the people' tell the government what it is allowed to do. 'We the people' are free. Ronald Reagan cargovernmentpeople Our tax policy is engineered by people who view tax as a means of achieving changes in our social structure. Ronald Reagan viewsmeanpeople Every year, an average of 9,200 Americans are murdered by handguns, according to Department of Justice statistics. This does not include suicides or the tens of thousands of robberies, rapes and assaults committed with handguns. This level of violence must be stopped. Ronald Reagan gunsuicideaverage I am told that tens of thousands of prayer meetings are being held on this day; for that I am deeply grateful. We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each inaugural day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer. Ronald Reagan gratefulprayerbelieve One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism has been by way of medicine....If you don't do this, one of these days you and I are going to spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was like in American when men were free. Ronald Reagan sunsetmenchildren 'Trust-me' government asks that we concentrate our hopes and dreams on one man, that we trust him to do what's best for us. My view of government places trust not in one person or one party, but in those values that transcend persons and parties. Ronald Reagan partydreammen But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret. Ronald Reagan patriotichistoryschool The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution. Ronald Reagan governmenttakenpeople Our whole system of government is based on "We the people," but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going on, we have no right to bellyache or squawk when things go wrong. Ronald Reagan citizensgovernmentpeople A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. Ronald Reagan depressionwittyfunny A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. The only value in our two nations possessing nuclear weapons is to make sure they will never be used. But then would it not be better to do away with them entirely? Ronald Reagan nuclear-missilestwo-nationswar
