Ronald Reagan Quotes

president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)

Ronald Wilson Reagan (6 February 1911 – 5 June 2004) was an American politician and actor, who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975, following a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader. He was the husband of Jane Wyman (1940–1949) and Nancy Davis (married in 1952).

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Birth Name: Ronald Wilson Reagan

Also Known As: Dutch • The Gipper • The Great Communicator

Alternative Names: President Reagan • President Ronald Reagan • Ronald W. Reagan • Ronald W Reagan • R. W. Reagan

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These young Americans sent a message to terrorists everywhere. . . . You can run but you can't hide.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

If history teaches anything, it teaches that self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Freedom is not free

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the principles of self-reliance, self-discipline, morality, and, above all, responsible liberty for every individual that we will become that shining city on a hill.

A picture is worth 1,000 denials.

Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program.

Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known.

I'm no linguist, but I have been told that in the Russian language, there isn't even a word for freedom.

Let me speak plainly: The United States of America is and must remain a nation of openness to people of all beliefs. Our very unity has been strengthened by this pluralism. That's how we began; this is how we must always be. The ideals of our country leave no room whatsoever for intolerance, anti-Semitism, or bigotry of any kind — none. The unique thing about America is a wall in our Constitution separating church and state. It guarantees there will never be a state religion in this land, but at the same time it makes sure that every single American is free to choose and practice his or her religious beliefs or to choose no religion at all. Their rights shall not be questioned or violated by the state. — Remarks at the International Convention of B'nai B'rith, 6 September 1984

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

Facts are stupid things.