Quotes By Ronald Reagan

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

People do not make wars; governments do.

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

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.

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

Above all, 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. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.