Ronald Reagan

Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root.

Ronald Reagan

Republicans believe the best way to assure prosperity is to generate more jobs. The Democrats believe in more welfare.

Ronald Reagan

Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of government and the source of its legitimacy.

Ronald Reagan

Revenues should be increased not by increasing the tax rates on the individual but by building a bigger economy for everybody.

Ronald Reagan

Revolution means democracy in today’s world, not the enslavement of peoples to the corrupt and degrading horrors of totalitarianism

Ronald Reagan

Self-defense is not only our right; it is our duty.

Ronald Reagan

Seventy-five years ago I was born in Tampico, Illinois, in a little flat above the bank building. We didn’t have any other contact with the bank than that.

Ronald Reagan

Show me an executive that works long hard hours and I’ll show you a bad executive.

Ronald Reagan

Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills.

Ronald Reagan

Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot. The damn thing is, I’ve never felt better in my life.

Ronald Reagan