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

Quote by Ronald Reagan

Topics: Ronald Reagan Quotes

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put...

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put...

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...

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.

They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance.

In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the...

In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the...

We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse...

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse...

Ive noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.

Ive noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.

The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I'm from the government and I'm...

The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I'm from the government and I'm...

Government is the people's business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with...

Government is the people's business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with...

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.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

You know, if I listened to him [Michael Dukakis] long enough, I would be convinced...

You know, if I listened to him [Michael Dukakis] long enough, I would be convinced...

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

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

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

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

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and...

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and...

Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet.

Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet.

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.