Ronald Reagan Quotes About Purpose

• Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

  Ronald Reagan

  President, Needs, Purpose

  Los Angeles Times, January 7, 1970.

• 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.

  Ronald Reagan

  Inspirational, Leadership, Heart

  Oldiees Publishing, Walter Mondale, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson (2015). “20th Century American History Book 3 - AUDIO EDITION OF THE UNITED STATES STUDIES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS, CHILDREN(KIDS) AND YOUNG ADULTS: Including Subjects on The Korean War, The Cold War, The Vietnam War, The Civil Rights Movement, Watergate & more”, p.68, Oldiees Publishing

• I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience.

  Ronald Reagan

  Funny, Issues, Political

  Ronald Reagan (2004). “The uncommon wisdom of Ronald Reagan: a portrait in his own words”

• The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying, it's declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray

  Ronald Reagan

  People, Purpose, Constitution

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1983). “Ronald Reagan”

• My mother told me that everything in life happened for a purpose. She said all things were part of God's plan, even the most disheartening setbacks, and in the end, everything worked out for the best.

  Ronald Reagan

  God, Mother, Purpose

  Ronald Reagan (2011). “An American Life: An Enhanced eBook with CBS Video: The Autobiography”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

• To this day, America is still the abiding alternative to tyranny. This is our purpose in the world, nothing more and nothing less.

  Ronald Reagan

  War, America, Abiding

• There is purpose and worth to each and every life.

  Ronald Reagan

  Triumph, Purpose

  Ronald Reagan (1998). “A Shining City: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan”

• In my eighty years, I prefer to call that the forty-first anniversary of my thirty ninth birthday, I've seen what men can do for each other and do to each other, I've seen war and peace, feast and famine, depression and prosperity, sickness and health. I've seen the depth of suffering and the peaks of triumph and I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph and that there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

  Ronald Reagan

  War, Heart, Men

• Piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose.

  Ronald Reagan

  Inspirational Life, Purpose, Emptiness

• The true lesson of the Vietnam War is: certainty of purpose and ruthlessness of execution win wars.

  Ronald Reagan

  Peace, War, Winning

• I just wanted to speak to you about something from the Internal Revenue Code. It is the last sentence of section 509A of the code and it reads: 'For purposes of paragraph 3, an organization described in paragraph 2 shall be deemed to include an organization described in section 501C-4, 5, or 6, which would be described in paragraph 2 if it were an organization described in section 501C-3.' And that's just one sentence out of those fifty-seven feet of books.

  Ronald Reagan

  Book, Government, Organization

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

• Deep religious beliefs stemming from the Old and New Testaments of the Bible inspired many of the early settlers of our country, providing them with the strength, character, convictions, and faith necessary to withstand great hardship and danger in this new and rugged land. These shared beliefs helped forge a sense of common purpose among the widely dispersed colonies - a sense of community which laid the foundation for the spirit of nationhood that was to develop in later decades.

  Ronald Reagan

  Bible, God, Country

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

• I think there are some things ... that may even be distorted in the practice, such as some affirmative action programs becoming quota systems. And I'm old enough to remember when quotas existed in the United States for the purpose of discrimination, and I don't want to see that happen again.

  Ronald Reagan

  Thinking, Practice, Quota

  Reagan, Ronald (1982). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981”, p.58, Best Books on

• Our principles were revolutionary. We began as a small, weak republic. But we survived. Our example inspired others, imperfectly at times, but it inspired them nevertheless. This constitutional republic, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, prospered and grew strong. To this day, America is still the abiding alternative to tyranny. That is our purpose in the world - nothing more and nothing less.

  Ronald Reagan

  Strong, Men, America

• While other [military] alliances have been formed to win wars, our fundamental purpose is to prevent war while preserving and extending the frontiers of freedom.

  Ronald Reagan

  Military, War, Winning

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

• There can be no greater good than the quest for peace, and no finer purpose than the preservation of freedom.

  Ronald Reagan

  Purpose, Quests, Preservation

  Ronald Reagan (1985). “The Geneva summit: a fresh start”

• The Founding Fathers knew a government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they knew when a government sets out to do that it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose.

  Ronald Reagan

  Father, Government, People

  Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.3, Humanix Books

• 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".

• The purpose of America is to unleash the full talent and genius of every individual.

  Ronald Reagan

  America, Purpose, Genius

• The American taxing structure, the purpose of which was to serve the people, began instead to serve the insatiable appetite of government. If you will forgive me, you know someone has once likened government to a baby. It is an alimentary canal with an appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

  Ronald Reagan

  Baby, Responsibility, Government

  Reagan, Ronald (1982). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981”, p.232, Best Books on

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