Quotes by Ronald Reagan

About Ronald Reagan:

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician, commentator, and actor, who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he served as the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975, following a career as an actor and union leader in Hollywood.
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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

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

Ronald Reagan

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.

Ronald Reagan

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

Ronald Reagan

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

Ronald Reagan

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Ronald Reagan

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.

Ronald Reagan

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.

Ronald Reagan

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.

Ronald Reagan
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If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

Ronald Reagan

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Ronald Reagan

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

Ronald Reagan

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

Ronald Reagan

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Ronald Reagan

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

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.

Ronald Reagan

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Ronald Reagan

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Ronald Reagan

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.

Ronald Reagan

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.

Ronald Reagan

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

Ronald Reagan

Author Bio

  • NameRonald Reagan
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
  • AliasesRonald Wilson Reagan
  • BornFebruary 6, 1911
  • DiedJune 5, 2004
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Actor; Politician; Writer; Autobiographer
  • AwardsHonorary Citizen Of Berlin; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of The Bath; Order Of The White Eagle; Order Of The White Lion; Presidential Medal Of Freedom