Reaganism

“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.”

“Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let’s not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.”

“Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we’ve ever known.”

“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.”

“To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world’s strongest economy.”

“We are never defeated unless we give up on God.”

“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.”

“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!”

“Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”

“How do you tell a communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.”

“I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.”

“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”

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

“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”