Quotes from Ronald Reagan
Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control.
- Ronald Reagan
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
- Ronald Reagan
Government is not the solution, but rather the cause of our problems.
- Ronald Reagan
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
- Ronald Reagan
Government should uphold-and not undermine-those institutions which are custodians of the very values upon which civilization is founded: religion, education and, above all, family.
- Ronald Reagan
. . . Government should do only those things the people cannot do for themselves.
- Ronald Reagan
Families cannot prosper and keep America strong if government becomes a Goliath that preys upon their wealth, usurps their rights, and crushes their spirit.
- Ronald Reagan
Our natural, inalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation from government, and freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp as it is at this moment.
- Ronald Reagan
History comes and history goes, but principles endure, and ensure future generations will defend liberty not as a gift from government but as a blessing from our Creator.
- Ronald Reagan
Are you entitled to the fruits of your own labor or does government have some presumptive right to spend and spend and spend?
- Ronald Reagan
Governments don't reduce deficits by raising taxes on the people; governments reduce deficits by controlling spending and stimulating new wealth.
- Ronald Reagan
The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom...
- Ronald Reagan