Quotes by
Ronald Reagan |
1911-2004 , American President [1981-1989]
40th president of the United States (1981–89), noted for his conservative Republicanism, his fervent anticommunism, and his appealing personal styleThe only movie actor ever to become president, he had a remarkable skill as an orator that earned him the title “the Great Communicator.” His policies have been credited with contributing to the demise of Soviet communism.
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Quotations
| • | 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. 22 |
| • | The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. 13 |
| • | Government is not a solution to our problem; government is the problem. 12 |
| • | We fought a war on poverty, and poverty won. 9 |
| • | All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk. 8 |
| • | If politics were a musical, it would be “Promises, Promises”. 8 |
| • | Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed, there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. 8 |
| • | Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! 7 |
| • | The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away. 7 |
| • | Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. 6 |
| • | 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. 6 |
| • | As government expands, liberty contracts. 5 |
| • | How can a president not be an actor? 5 |
| • | 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. 5 |
| • | Unemployment insurance is a prepaid vacation for freeloaders. 5 |
| • | Government does not solve problems. It subsidizes them. 4 |
| • | If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question. 4 |
| • | Trust, But Verify. 4 |
| • | 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. 4 |
| • | Don't be afraid to see what you see. 3 |
| • | Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets. 3 |
| • | History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. 3 |
| • | I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'. 3 |
| • | Facts are stupid things — stubborn things, I should say. 2 |
| • | You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans. 2 |
Funny Quotes
| • | Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it. 37 |
| • | It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first. 13 |
| • | I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress. 9 |
| • | I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency —even if I’m in a Cabinet meeting. 5 |
| • | A hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah. 5 |
| • | There are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret. 5 |
| • | Government is like a baby: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. 4 |
| • | I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. 3 |
Stupid Quotes
| • | We may be the generation that sees Armageddon. 4 |
| • | A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at? 2 |
