“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”
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Famous Ronald Reagan Quotes
Source: The Reagan wit
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Source: The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan
Source: The uncommon wisdom of Ronald Reagan: a portrait in his own words
Source: Ronald Reagan
Source: 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
“Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.”
Source: I goofed: the wise and curious sayings of Ronald Reagan, 33rd Governor of California
“Greatest gift is human life and that we have a duty to protect the life of an unborn child.”
“One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.”
Source: The Reagan wit
“Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.”
“Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.”
Source: A MAN TRUE TO HIS WORD
“I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.”
Source: Ronald Reagan
“It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?”
Source: Speaking my mind: selected speeches
Source: There he goes again: Ronald Reagan's reign of error
“I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.”
“I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.”
“Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.”
“Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.”
Source: Speaking my mind: selected speeches
“Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.”
“While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.”
Source: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan
“All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.”
“We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.”
Source: Speaking my mind: selected speeches
“They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.”
Source: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan
“Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.”
Source: An American Life
Source: There he goes again: Ronald Reagan's reign of error
“Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.”
Source: Ronald Reagan
“The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.”
“Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.”
Source: The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan
Source: I goofed: the wise and curious sayings of Ronald Reagan, 33rd Governor of California
Source: The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan
Source: Speaking my mind: selected speeches