Excellence does not begin in Washington.
RONALD REAGANConcentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.
More Ronald Reagan Quotes
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Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
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I was raised to believe that God has a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan.
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Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in.
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Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
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No, I’m just a man committed to great ideas.
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Freedom is not free.
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With our eyes fixed on the future, but recognizing the realities of today, we will achieve our destiny to be as a shining city on a hill for all mankind to see.
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Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.
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You can’t tax business. Business doesn’t pay taxes. It collects taxes.
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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.
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Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
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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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It isn’t so much that liberals are ignorant. It’s just that they know so many things that aren’t so.
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Sometimes when I’m faced with an atheist, I am tempted to invite him to the greatest gourmet dinner that one could ever serve, and when we have finished eating that magnificent dinner, to ask him if he believes there’s a cook.
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Here you discover that so long as books are kept open, then minds can never be closed.
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