Ronald Reagan Quotes - Page 27

• And we're also remembering the guiding light of our Judeo-Christian tradition. All of us here today are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, sons and daughters of the same God. I believe we are bound by faith in our God, by our love for family and neighborhood, by our deep desire for a more peaceful world, and by our commitment to protect the freedom which is our legacy as Americans. These values have given a renewed sense of worth to our lives. They are infusing America with confidence and optimism that many thought we had lost.

  Ronald Reagan

  Christian, Daughter, Religious

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

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• For decades, we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children's future for the temporary convenience of the present. To continue this long trend is to guarantee tremendous social, cultural, political, and economic upheavals. You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as a nation, we are not bound by that same limitation?

  Ronald Reagan

  Children, Mean, Thinking

  First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1981

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• The ongoing migration of persons to the United States in violation of our laws is a serious national problem detrimental to the interests of the United States.

  Ronald Reagan

  Law, Immigration, United States

  Reagan, Ronald (1982). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981”, p.858, Best Books on

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• The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives.

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  Space, Surly, Crew

  The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address, delivered 28 January 1986

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• Throughout America today, we honor the dead of our wars. We recall their valor and their sacrifices. We remember they gave their lives so that others might live.

  Ronald Reagan

  War, Sacrifice, America

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1984). “Ronald Reagan”

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• For an America of wisdom that honors the family, knowing that if the family goes, so goes our civilization.

  Ronald Reagan

  Love, Family, America

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

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• I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things.

  Ronald Reagan

  Great Things, Communicators

  Farewell Address to the Nation, delivered 11 January 1989, Washington D.C.

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• 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

  Funny, Success, Politics

  Ronald Reagan, Mark J. Green, Gail MacColl (1983). “There he goes again: Ronald Reagan's reign of error”, Pantheon

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• Entrepreneurs are the forgotten heroes of America.

  Ronald Reagan

  Leadership, Work, Hero

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

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• If there's one thing the American people aren't lacking, it is courage.

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  People, Lacking, One Thing

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• We have found, in our country, that when people have the right to make decisions as close to home as possible, they usually make the right decisions.

  Ronald Reagan

  Country, Home, People

  Address to the International Committee for the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R., September 17, 1990.

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• My doctors told me this morning my blood pressure is down so low that I can start reading the newspapers.

  Ronald Reagan

  Morning, Reading, Humor

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

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• The struggle now going on for the world will never be decided by bombs or rockets, by armies or military might. The real crisis we face today is a spiritual one; at root, it is a test of moral will and faith.

  Ronald Reagan

  Faith, Spiritual, Military

  Remarks at the Annual Convention of the the National Association of Evangelicals, delivered 8 March 1983, Orlando, Florida

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• Baseball is our national pastime, that is if you discount political campaigning.

  Ronald Reagan

  Baseball, Political, Pastime

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• A state is nothing more than a reflection of its citizens; the more decent the citizens, the more decent the state.

  Ronald Reagan

  Reflection, Liberty, Citizens

  Remarks at a Dallas Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, delivered 23 August 1984 at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX

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• 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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• 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

  Country, Military, Pearls

  Ronald Reagan, Mark J. Green, Gail MacColl (1983). “There he goes again: Ronald Reagan's reign of error”, Pantheon

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• A stronger defense is an investment in peace.

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  Stronger, Defense, Investment

  Ronald Reagan, Fred L. Israel, United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan) (1987). “Ronald Reagan's Weekly Radio Addresses: The first term”, Scholarly Resources Inc

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• We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not the government down.

  Ronald Reagan

  Believe, Government, Growth

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

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• Education is like a diamond with many facets: It includes the basic mastery of numbers and letters that give us access to the treasury of human knowledge, accumulated and refined through the ages; it includes technical and vocational training as well as instruction in science, higher mathematics, and humane letters.

  Ronald Reagan

  Science, Numbers, Giving

  Reagan, Ronald (1988). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1986”, p.490, Best Books on

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• Common sense told us that to preserve the peace, we'd have to become strong again after years of weakness and confusion. So, we rebuilt our defenses, and this New Year we toasted the new peacefulness around the globe. Not only have the superpowers actually begun to reduce their stockpiles of nuclear weapons...but the regional conflicts that rack the globe are also beginning to cease.

  Ronald Reagan

  New Year, Strong, Years

  Farewell Address to the Nation, delivered 11 January 1989, Washington D.C.

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• We're looking forward to a great season at the University of California - if we find a way to put cleats on their sandals.

  Ronald Reagan

  Leadership, Sports, California

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• My dream is to see the day when nuclear weapons will be banished from the face of the Earth.

  Ronald Reagan

  Dream, Nuclear, Earth

  Ronald Reagan (1993). “Actor, Ideologue, Politician: The Public Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, Greenwood Publishing Group

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• It is my fervent goal and hope... that we will someday no longer have to rely on nuclear weapons to deter aggression and assure world peace. To that end the United States is now engaged in a serious and sustained effort to negotiate major reductions in levels of offensive nuclear weapons with the ultimate goal of eliminating these weapons from the face of the earth.

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  Goal, Effort, World

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• My central arms control objective has been to reduce substantially and ultimately to eliminate nuclear weapons and rid the world of the nuclear threat. The prevention of the spread of nuclear explosives is to additional countries is an indispensable part of our efforts to meet this objective. I intend to continue my pursuit of this goal with untiring determination and a profound sense of personal commitment.

  Ronald Reagan

  Country, Determination, Commitment

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