Ronald Reagan Quotes

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.
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Border Control Country Nation
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.
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Come Government Investment Mouse
The taxpayer – that’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.
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Civil Examination Government Service Tax
If there’s one observation that rings true in today’s changing world, it is that freedom and peace go hand in hand.
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Change Freedom Hand Observation Peace World
If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question.
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Answer Funny Government Question Sarcastic Stupidity
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They’re just braver 5 minutes longer.
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Army Brave Deep Hero
When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
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Deep Heat Inspirational Light
You can’t tax business. Business doesn’t pay taxes. It collects taxes.
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Business Collection Government Pay Tax
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.
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Believe Democracy Government Politics Republic
No, I’m just a man committed to great ideas.
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Commitment Greatness Ideas Man One Liner
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
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Ability Absence Conflict Handle Peace
All great change in America begins at the dinner table.
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Beginning Change Country Dinner Greatness Table
It is time to realize we are too great a nation for small dreams. We’re not – as some would have us believe – doomed to an inevitable fate.
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Believe Dreams Fate Greatness Inevitable Nation Realize Time
A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one, must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets tough.
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Action Convince Course Determination Leadership Particular Stick Tough
Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they’re sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive.
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Admit Church Democracy Enough Government Humble Survival Tolerance
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.
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Courage Freedom Men Moral Realize Weapon Women World
A people free to choose will always choose peace.
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Choose One Liner Peace People
Trust, but verify.
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Deep One Liner Trust Verification
The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.
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Creation Government Politics State
We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
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Account Action Broken Guilt Ideas Individual Rejection Restore Society Time
Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things.
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Change Establishment Freedom Right
Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way.
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Authority Friendship Greatness Leadership People Surround Yourself
Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
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Democracy Die Government Honor Man
Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.
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Job Lose Neighbor Recession Recover
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.
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Life Music Positive Song Start Sweet
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
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Book Disgrace Politics Profession Reward Success Writing Yourself
I didn’t leave the Democratic party, the Democratic Party left me.
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Democracy Government Politics

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