92 Quotes By Ronald Reagan


One picture is worth 1,000 denials.
Ronald Reagan on funny

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.
Ronald Reagan on future

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.
Ronald Reagan on god

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Ronald Reagan on god

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.
Ronald Reagan on god

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.
Ronald Reagan on god

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.
Ronald Reagan on good

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.
Ronald Reagan on good

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.
Ronald Reagan on government

Man is not free unless government is limited.
Ronald Reagan on government

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Ronald Reagan on government

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
Ronald Reagan on government

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.
Ronald Reagan on government

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Ronald Reagan on government

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.
Ronald Reagan on government

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Ronald Reagan on government

Government does not solve problems it subsidizes them.
Ronald Reagan on government

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Ronald Reagan on government

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Ronald Reagan on government

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