Ronald Reagan Quotes on Leadership, Freedom and Success

People do not make wars; governments do.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

Trust, but verify.

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

Facts are stubborn things.

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.