Ronald Reagan Quotes About Parties

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

  Ronald Reagan

  Funny, Business, Party

• Now back in 1927 an American socialist, Norman Thomas, six times candidate for president on the Socialist Party ticket, said the American people would never vote for socialism. But he said under the name of liberalism the American people will adopt every fragment of the socialist program.

  Ronald Reagan

  Party, Names, People

  Radio Address on Socialized Medicine, recorded circa 1961

• I didn't leave the Democratic party; the Democratic party left me.

  Ronald Reagan

  War, Party, Cold

• We don't lump people by groups or special interests. And let me add, in the party of Lincoln there is no room for intolerance and not even a small corner for anti-Semitism or bigotry of any kind. Many people are welcome in our house, but not the bigots.

  Ronald Reagan

  Party, People, House

  Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.212, Simon and Schuster

• A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.

  Ronald Reagan

  Party, Numbers, People

  Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.41, Humanix Books

• 'Trust-me' government asks that we concentrate our hopes and dreams on one man, that we trust him to do what's best for us. My view of government places trust not in one person or one party, but in those values that transcend persons and parties.

  Ronald Reagan

  Dream, Party, Men

  1980 Republican National Convention Acceptance Address, delivered 17 July 1980, Detroit, MI

• 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.

  Ronald Reagan

  Party, Political, Unions

  Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.424, Simon and Schuster

• We're the party that wants to see an America in which people can still get rich.

  Ronald Reagan

  Party, America, People

  "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan" by Ronald Reagan, p. 558, 1982.

• We hear much of special interest groups. Well, our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected. It knows no sectional boundaries or ethnic and racial divisions, and it crosses political party lines. It is made up of men and women who raise our food, patrol our streets, man our mines and factories, teach our children, keep our homes, and heal us when we're sick - professionals, industrialists, shopkeepers, clerks, cabbies, and truck drivers. They are, in short, "We the people," this breed called Americans.

  Ronald Reagan

  Children, Party, Home

  First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1981

• I knew Thomas Jefferson. He was a friend of mine. And believe me, you are no Thomas Jefferson. (at 1992 Republican party convention, referring to Bill Clinton)

  Ronald Reagan

  Party, Believe, Bills

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