Ronald Reagan quotes

Explore the wisdom of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, with his inspiring and influential quotes on leadership, freedom, and patriotism.

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.

- Ronald Reagan

Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.

- Ronald Reagan

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.

- Ronald Reagan

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

- Ronald Reagan

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.

- Ronald Reagan

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

- Ronald Reagan

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

- Ronald Reagan

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.

- Ronald Reagan

I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.

- 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

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

- Ronald Reagan

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

- Ronald Reagan

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

- Ronald Reagan

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

- Ronald Reagan

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.

- Ronald Reagan

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

- Ronald Reagan

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.

- Ronald Reagan

Trust, but verify.

- Ronald Reagan

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

- Ronald Reagan

Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.

- Ronald Reagan

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

- Ronald Reagan

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.

- Ronald Reagan

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

- Ronald Reagan

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.

- Ronald Reagan

The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.

- Ronald Reagan

You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.

- Ronald Reagan

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

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

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

- Ronald Reagan

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

- Ronald Reagan