Ronald Reagan Quotes About Fighting

• 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.

  Ronald Reagan

  Strength, Peace, Children

  Ronald Reagan (1983). “A Time for Choosing: The Speeches of Ronald Reagan, 1961-1982”, Gateway Books

• Freedom is the very essence of our nation. To be sure, ours is not a perfect nation. But even with our troubles, we remain the beacon of hope for oppressed peoples everywhere. Never give up the fight for freedom - a fight which, though it may never end, is the most ennobling known to man.

  Ronald Reagan

  Giving Up, Fighting, Men

• We've been blessed with the opportunity to stand for something - for liberty and freedom and fairness. And these are things worth fighting for, worth devoting our lives to.

  Ronald Reagan

  Freedom, Blessed, Fighting

  Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.279, Simon and Schuster

• A truly successful army is one that, because of its strength and ability and dedication, will not be called upon to fight, for no one will dare to provoke it.

  Ronald Reagan

  Fighting, Successful, Army

  RONALD REAGAN: (1984). “A MAN TRUE TO HIS WORD”

• The United States remains the last best hope for a mankind plagued by tyranny and deprivation. America is no stronger than its people -- and that means you and me. Well, I believe in you, and I believe that if we work together, then one day we will say, "We fought the good fight. We finished the race. We kept the faith." And to our children and our children's children, we can say, "We did all what could be done in the brief time that was given us here on earth.".

  Ronald Reagan

  Inspirational, Children, Believe

• The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will never be an aggressor.

  Ronald Reagan

  Peace, War, Fighting

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

• Freedom is always just one generation away from extinction. We don't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. We have to fight for it and protect it and then hand it to them, so that they shall do the same, or we're going to find ourselves spending our sunset years telling our children and our children's children, about a time in America, back in the day, when men and women were free.

  Ronald Reagan

  Children, Sunset, Fighting

• We have God's promise that what we give will be given back many times over, so let us go forth from here and rekindle the fire of our faith. Let our wisdom be vindicated by our deeds. We are told in II Timothy that when our work is done, we can say, ``We have fought the good fight. We have finished the race. We have kept the faith.'' This is an evidence of it.

  Ronald Reagan

  Fighting, Fire, Race

  Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.138, Simon and Schuster

• The most fundamental paradox is that if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use it successfully. We Americans don't want war and we don't start fights. We don't maintain a strong military force to conquer or coerce others. The purpose of our military is simple and straightforward: we want to prevent war.

  Ronald Reagan

  Strong, Military, War

  "The uncommon wisdom of Ronald Reagan: a portrait in his own words".

• I've often wondered, what if all of us in the world discovered that we were threatened by an outer -- a power from outer space, from another planet. Wouldn't we all of a sudden find that we didn't have any differences between us at all, we were all human beings, citizens of the world, and wouldn't we come together to fight that particular threat?

  Ronald Reagan

  Fighting, Differences, Space

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1990). “Ronald Reagan”

• Will you resist the temptation to get a government handout for your community? Realize that the doctor's fight against socialized medicine is your fight. We can't socialize the doctors without socializing the patients. Recognize that government invasion of public power is eventually an assault upon your own business.

  Ronald Reagan

  Business, Fighting, Medicine

  Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.5, Humanix Books

• We have to realize that this country in its private sector has been fighting the most successful war on poverty the world has seen for the last 200 years.

  Ronald Reagan

  Country, War, Fighting

  Ronald Reagan (1968). “The Creative Society: Some Comments on Problems Facing America”

• Young Americans must never again be sent to fight and die unless we are prepared to let them win.

  Ronald Reagan

  Fighting, Winning, Young

  V-Day Ceremony Address at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, delivered 11 November 1988, Washington D.C.

• We are not a warlike people. Nor is our history filled with tales of aggressive adventures and imperialism, which might come as a shock to some of the placard painters in our modern demonstrations. The lesson of Vietnam, I think, should be that never again will young Americans be asked to fight and possibly die for a cause unless that cause is so meaningful that we, as a nation, pledge our full resources to achieve victory as quickly as possible.

  Ronald Reagan

  Meaningful, Adventure, Fighting

You May Also Like:

Jimmy Carter

Nancy Reagan

George H. W. Bush

Richard M. Nixon

George W. Bush

William J. Clinton

John F. Kennedy