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
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.
We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.
We are never defeated unless we give up on God.
There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
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.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.
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.
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Trust, but verify.
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
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!
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.
I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
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.
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.
Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.
You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.
I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.
Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet.
It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?
Facts are stubborn things.
There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.
Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.
Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.
Man is not free unless government is limited.
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.
The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.
Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.
We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.
Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.
All great change in America begins at the dinner table.
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.
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
Optimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is less vigorous, but because democracy's enemies have refined their instruments of repression.
