Ronald Reagan
Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to surviveCollection: Humble
But I also happen to be someone who believes in tithing--the giving of a tenth .Collection: Funny
The District of Columbia is one gigantic ear.Collection: Loss
I'm convinced, more than ever, that man finds liberation only when he binds himself to God and commits himself to his fellow man.Collection: Men
The founders of the United Nations sought to replace a world at war with a world of civilized order. They hoped that a world of relentless conflict would give way to a new era, one where freedom from violence prevailed.... But the awful truth is that the use of violence for political gain has become more, not less, widespread in the last decade.Collection: War
I am an environmentalist. ... I am for clean air.Collection: Air
America has never gotten in a war because we were too strong.Collection: Strong
In closing, let me thank you, the American people, for giving me the great honor of allowing me to serve as your president. When the Lord calls me home, whenever that day may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future. I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.Collection: Country
Our moral imperative is to work with all our powers for that day when the children of the world grow up without the fear of nuclear war.Collection: Children
They are our brothers, these freedom fighters.... They are the moral equal of our Founding Fathers and the brave men and women of the French Resistance. We cannot turn away from them, for the struggle here is not right versus left; it is right versus wrong.Collection: Brother
I also believe this blessed land was set apart in a very special way, a country created by men and women who came here not in search of gold, but in search of God. They would be free people, living under the law with faith in their Maker and their future. Sometimes, it seems we've strayed from that noble beginning, from our conviction that standards of right and wrong do exist and must be lived up to.Collection: Country
So in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride - the temptation blithely to declare yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong, good and evil.Collection: Struggle
For the people of Israel and America are historic partners in the global quest for human dignity and freedom. We will always remain at each other's side.Collection: Israel
These are the values inspiring those brave workers in Poland. The values that have inspired other dissidents under communist domination. They remind us that where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost.Collection: Brave
A strong American economy is essential to the well-being and security of our friends and allies.Collection: Strong
By outlawing Solidarity, a free trade organization to which an overwhelming majority of Polish workers and farmers belong, they have made it clear that they never had any intention of restoring one of the most elemental human rights the right to belong to a free trade union.Collection: Rights
This administration is totally colorblind.Collection: Government
I'll be like Scarlett O'Hara-I'll think about it tomorrow.Collection: Thinking
The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom...Collection: Government
I've been told that some members of Congress disagree with my tax cut proposal. Well, you know it's been said that taxation is the art of plucking feathers without killing the bird. It's time they realized the bird just doesn't have any feathers left.Collection: Art
Isn't our choice really not one of left or right, but of up or down? Down through the welfare state to statism, to more and more government largesse accompanied always by more government authority, less individual liberty, and ultimately, totalitarianism, always advanced as for our own good. The alternative is the dream conceived by our Founding Fathers, up to the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with an orderly society.Collection: Dream
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?Collection: Children
For an America of wisdom that honors the family, knowing that if the family goes, so goes our civilization.Collection: Love
Someone told me it was a round thing that gobbles up money. I thought that was Tip O'Neill.Collection: American Politics
The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives.Collection: Space
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.Collection: Country
My doctors told me this morning my blood pressure is down so low that I can start reading the newspapers.Collection: Morning
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.Collection: War
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.Collection: Christian
A state is nothing more than a reflection of its citizens; the more decent the citizens, the more decent the state.Collection: Reflection
Our goal is peace. We can gain that peace by strengthening our alliances, by speaking candidly about the dangers before us, by assuring potential adversaries of our seriousness, by actively pursuing every chance of honest and fruitful negotiation.Collection: Memorial Day
Baseball is our national pastime, that is if you discount political campaigning.Collection: Baseball
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)Collection: Party
Entrepreneurs are the forgotten heroes of America.Collection: Leadership
If there's one thing the American people aren't lacking, it is courage.Collection: People
A stronger defense is an investment in peace.Collection: Stronger
My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might. Let history say of us: "These were golden years - when the American Revolution was reborn, when freedom gained new life, and America reached for her best."Collection: Greatness
Throughout our history Americans have put their faith in God and no one can doubt that we have been blessed for it. The earliest settlers of this land came came in search of religious freedom. Landing on a desolate shoreline, they established a spiritual foundation that has served us ever since.Collection: God
We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry each night. Well that was probably true. They were all on a diet.Collection: Funny
I welcome this chance to further strengthen the unbreakable ties between the United States and Israel and to assure you of our commitment to Israel's security and well-being. Israel and America may be thousands of miles apart, but we are philosophical neighbors sharing a strong commitment to democracy and the rule of law. What we hold in common are the bonds of trust and friendship, qualities that in our eyes make Israel a great nation. No people have fought longer, struggled harder, or sacrificed more than yours in order to survive, to grow, and to live in freedomCollection: Strong
We desire peace. But peace is a goal, not a policy. Lasting peace is what we hope for at the end of our journey. It doesn't describe the steps we must take nor the paths we should follow to reach that goal.Collection: War
The torch of liberty is hot; warms those who hold it high; burns those who try to extinguish it.Collection: Trying
Since the foundation of the State of Israel, the United States has stood by her and helped her to pursue security, peace, and economic growth. Our friendship is based on historic moral and strategic ties, as well as our shared dedication to democracy.Collection: Dedication
How can we not believe in the greatness of America? How can we not do what is right and needed to preserve this last best hope of man on Earth? After all our struggles to restore America, to revive confidence in our country, hope for our future - after all our hard-won victories earned through the patience and courage of every citizen - we cannot, must not, and will not turn. We will finish our job. How could we do less? We're Americans.Collection: Country
This country was founded and built by people with great dreams and the courage to take great risks.Collection: Dream
The same government that requires a taxpaying citizen to document every statement on his tax return decrees that questioning a welfare applicant demeans and humiliates him.Collection: Government
A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.Collection: Party
Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things.Collection: Freedom
I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's natural resources.Collection: Wise