Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

Topics: Ronald Reagan Quotes

Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a...

Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a...

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better...

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government...

Democracy is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government...

Government has laid its hand on health, housing, farming, industry, commerce, education, and to an...

Government has laid its hand on health, housing, farming, industry, commerce, education, and to an...

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so...

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you...

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be...

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be...

The Soviet Union is an Evil Empire, and Soviet communism is the focus of evil...

The Soviet Union is an Evil Empire, and Soviet communism is the focus of evil...

When you see all of the smoke billowing up from the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen,...

When you see all of the smoke billowing up from the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen,...

What makes him think a middle aged actor [Clint Eastwood], who's played with a chimp,...

What makes him think a middle aged actor [Clint Eastwood], who's played with a chimp,...

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

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

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as...

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as...

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...

Many Americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled, and sometimes...

Many Americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled, and sometimes...

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

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

You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.

You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.