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

Quote by Ronald Reagan

Topics: Ronald Reagan Quotes

Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.

Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And...

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And...

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government...

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government...

Trust, but verify.

Trust, but verify.

Someone once said that every form of government has one characteristic peculiar to it and...

Someone once said that every form of government has one characteristic peculiar to it and...

It (Unemployment Insurance) provides prepaid vacations for a segment of our country which has made...

It (Unemployment Insurance) provides prepaid vacations for a segment of our country which has made...

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...

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not...

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not...

Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying...

Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying...

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...

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the...

The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the...

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Violence has been Nicaraguas most important export to the world.

Violence has been Nicaraguas most important export to the world.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

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...

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of...

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of...

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're...

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're...