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Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.

Ronald Reagan

Morality
2

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. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbours.

Ronald Reagan

Will and Will Power
3

Approximately 80 % of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.

Ronald Reagan

Pollution
4

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.

Ronald Reagan

President
5

Double, no triple, our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth. It is time that we recognized that ours was, in truth, a noble cause.

Ronald Reagan

United States of America
6

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

Ronald Reagan

Freedom
7

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

Ronald Reagan

Government
8

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Ronald Reagan

Government
9

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

Ronald Reagan

Government
10

Honey, I forgot to duck.

Ronald Reagan

Assassination
11

I recently learned something quite interesting about video games. Many young people have developed incredible hand, eye, and brain coordination in playing these games. The air force believes these kids will be our outstanding pilots should they fly our jets.

Ronald Reagan

Games
12

I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand.

Ronald Reagan

Statistics
13

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

Environmentalism
14

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

Ronald Reagan

Love
15

If you've seen one redwood, you've seen them all.

Ronald Reagan

Experience
16

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.

Ronald Reagan
17

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.

Ronald Reagan

Inflation
18

Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.

Ronald Reagan

Information
19

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

Ronald Reagan

Politicians and Politics
20

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

Ronald Reagan

United States of America
21

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

Ronald Reagan

Hard work
22

Let us ask ourselves; What kind of people do we think we are?

Ronald Reagan

Humankind
23

Let us make it unconstitutional for the Federal Government to spend more than the federal government takes in.

Ronald Reagan
24

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

Ronald Reagan

Drug
25

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose -- somehow we win out

Ronald Reagan

Goal
26

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

Bureaucracy
27

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.

Ronald Reagan

Sleep
28

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.

Ronald Reagan

War
29

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

Ronald Reagan

Politicians and Politics
30

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

Ronald Reagan

Politicians and Politics
31

Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

Ronald Reagan

Politicians and Politics
32

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

Ronald Reagan

Recession
33

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.

Ronald Reagan

Politicians and Politics
34

So in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride -- the temptation blithely to declare yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong, good and evil.

Ronald Reagan

Arms race
35

Status quo, you know, that is Latin for the mess we're in.

Ronald Reagan

Status quo
36

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere.

Ronald Reagan

Management
37

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.

Ronald Reagan

Business
38

The 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.

Ronald Reagan

Economy and Economics
39

The taxpayer; that's someone who works for the federal government, but doesn't have to take a civil service examination.

Ronald Reagan

Taxes and Taxation
40

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

Inaction
41

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

Ronald Reagan

Government
42

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Ronald Reagan

Unemployment
43

We are for aiding our allies by sharing some of our material blessings with those nations which share in our fundamental beliefs, but we are against doling out money government to government, creating bureaucracy, if not socialism, all over the world. We set out to help 19 countries. We are helping 107 We spent $146 billion. With that money, we bought a 2-million-dollar yacht for Haile Selassie. We bought dress suits for Greek undertakers, extra wives for Kenya government officials. We bought a thousand TV sets for a place where they have no electricity.

Ronald Reagan

Aid and Assistance
44

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

Ronald Reagan

World
45

We have so many people who can't see a fat man standing beside a thin one without coming to the conclusion that the fat man got that way by taking advantage of the thin one!

Ronald Reagan

Injustice
46

We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to the Commandments and the Golden Rule.

Ronald Reagan

Economy and Economics
47

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

Responsibility
48

We must take further steps to permanently control government's power to tax and spend. We must act now to protect future generations from government's desire to spend its citizens' money and tax them into servitude when the bills come due.

Ronald Reagan
49

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.

Ronald Reagan

Defense
50

What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.

Ronald Reagan

Poverty and The Poor
51

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.

Ronald Reagan

Past
52

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans.

Ronald Reagan

Character

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Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.

Approximately 80 % of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.

Double, no triple, our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth. It is time that we recognized that ours was, in truth, a noble cause.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

Honey, I forgot to duck.

I recently learned something quite interesting about video games. Many young people have developed incredible hand, eye, and brain coordination in playing these games. The air force believes these kids will be our outstanding pilots should they fly our jets.

I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand.

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.

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

If you've seen one redwood, you've seen them all.

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.

Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

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

Let us ask ourselves; What kind of people do we think we are?

Let us make it unconstitutional for the Federal Government to spend more than the federal government takes in.

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

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose -- somehow we win out

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!

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.

Status quo, you know, that is Latin for the mess we're in.

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.

The 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.

The taxpayer; that's someone who works for the federal government, but doesn't have to take a civil service examination.

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.

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

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

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

We have so many people who can't see a fat man standing beside a thin one without coming to the conclusion that the fat man got that way by taking advantage of the thin one!

We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to the Commandments and the Golden Rule.

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.

We must take further steps to permanently control government's power to tax and spend. We must act now to protect future generations from government's desire to spend its citizens' money and tax them into servitude when the bills come due.

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.

What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans.