I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I’m in a cabinet meeting.
RONALD REAGANOf the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.
More Ronald Reagan Quotes
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A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.
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Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
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Government is not a solution to our problem government is the problem.
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The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.
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Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.
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If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.
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The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.
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Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
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Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.
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Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don’t need it and hell where they already have it.
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Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in.
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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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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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The future doesn’t belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave.
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If you’re explaining, you’re losing.
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I’ve always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other.
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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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All great change in America begins at the dinner table.
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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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There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.
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Trust, but verify.
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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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Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we’ve ever known.
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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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If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.
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Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem.
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