The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.
RONALD REAGANWith 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.
More Ronald Reagan Quotes
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Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
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An economist is someone who sees something that works in practice and wonders if it would work in theory.
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There are no easy answers’ but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
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Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
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Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.
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Don’t be afraid to see what you see.
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It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
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Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
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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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Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.
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We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.
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Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They’re just braver 5 minutes longer.
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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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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
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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.
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Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.
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The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.
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Never let the things you can’t do, stop you from doing what you can.
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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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Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
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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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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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A picture is worth 1,000 denials.
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I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I’m in a cabinet meeting.
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We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.
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