The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.
RONALD REAGANLive simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
More Ronald Reagan Quotes
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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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Please tell me you’re Republicans.
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Facts are stupid things.
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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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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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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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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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I’ve heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?
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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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Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don’t need it and hell where they already have it.
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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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Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
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We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
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Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.
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If you’re explaining, you’re losing.
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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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Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
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Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
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If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth.
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As government expands, liberty contracts.
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Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in.
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They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.
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The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
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Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
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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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