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

Quote by Ronald Reagan

Topics: Ronald Reagan Quotes

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

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

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive....

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive....

When youre up to your armpits in alligators, its hard to remember to drain the...

When youre up to your armpits in alligators, its hard to remember to drain the...

We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom...

We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom...

Every dollar the Federal Government does not take from us, every decision it does not...

Every dollar the Federal Government does not take from us, every decision it does not...

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

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

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

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...

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under...

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under...

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever...

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever...

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...

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by the way he eats jelly...

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by the way he eats jelly...

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...

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.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by...

Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by...

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.