(81 quotes found)
“In the heat of a political lifetime, Ronald Reagan innocently squirrels away tidbits of misinformation and then, sometimes years later, casually drops them into his public discourse, like gum balls in a quiche.”
Lucy Howard
“While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.”
Ronald Reagan
“Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of the twentieth century.”
Rush Limbaugh
“We must not look to government to solve our problems. Government is the problem.”
“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”
“We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom and ingenuity are at the very core of everything that we've accomplished. Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”
“Reagan won because he ran against Jimmy Carter. If he ran unopposed he would have lost.”
Mort Sahl
“The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
“At least when Ronald Reagan rode off in the movies into the fiery sunset, he didn't take us with him”
Walter Mondale
“President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ultimate triumph of democracy and freedom, and his willingness to act on that belief, helped end the Cold War and usher in a new and brighter phase of history.”
Colin Powell
