Famous quotes from my favorite US President Ronald Reagan

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

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A people free to choose will always choose peace.
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A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?
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All great change in America begins at the dinner table.
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Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
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But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.
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Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.
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Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
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Don't be afraid to see what you see.
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Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known.
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Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.
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Facts are stubborn things.
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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.
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Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
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Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.
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Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
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Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
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Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
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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.
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Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
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Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.
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History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
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How can a president not be an actor?
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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.
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I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
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I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.
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I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.
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I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
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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.
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I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.
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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'.
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I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.
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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.
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If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party.
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If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.
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"I hope you're all Republicans." -speaking to surgeons as he entered the operating room following a 1981 assassination attempt.
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(I used this quote when I was in a car wreck except, I referenced  Democrats!