Ronald Reagan

Those who have known freedom and then lost it, have never known it again.

Ronald Reagan

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world’s strongest economy.

Ronald Reagan

To say Congress is spending like drunken sailors is an insult to drunken sailors.

Ronald Reagan

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last – but eat you he will.

Ronald Reagan

Today a newcomer to the state is automatically eligible for our many aid programs the moment he crosses the border.

Ronald Reagan

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

Ronald Reagan

Too often character assassination has replaced debate in principle here in Washington. Destroy someone’s reputation, and you don’t have to talk about what he stands for.

Ronald Reagan

Trust the people – that is the crucial lesson of history.

Ronald Reagan

Unless bureaucracy is constantly resisted, it breaks down representative government and overwhelms democracy.

Ronald Reagan

We are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free.

Ronald Reagan