Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reaganwas an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975, following a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth6 February 1911
CountryUnited States of America
income burden taxes
No nation in history has ever survived a tax burden that reached a third of its national income.
government earth program
The closest thing to eternal life on earth is a Government Program
leadership strong war
Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat to become American policies. ... None of the four wars in my lifetime came about because we were too strong. It is weakness ... that invites adventurous adversaries to make mistaken judgments.
choices special example
The bill's a textbook example of special interest pork barrel politics at work, and I have no choice but to veto it.
government people citizens
Our whole system of government is based on "We the people," but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going on, we have no right to bellyache or squawk when things go wrong.
government forever kind
I have always thought of government as a kind of organism with an insatiable appetite for money, whose natural state is to grow forever unless you do something to starve it.
dinner hollywood said
In Hollywood, as I've often said, if you don't sing or dance, you end up as an after-dinner speaker.
speak republican politician
T]he state Republican chairman, Gaylord Parkinson, postulated what he called the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.
morning jobs office
I don't know what I expected, but my first morning in the Oval Office had a surprising ring of familiarity to it. It reminded me a lot of my job as governor.
strong war believe
History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. To keep the peace, we and our allies must be strong enough to convince any potential aggressor that war could bring no benefit, only disaster.
ducks honey politician
Honey, I forgot to duck
new-day possibility new-possibilities
Every new day begins with possibilities.
humorous air tree
Eighty percent of air pollution comes from plants and trees.
humorous firsts would-be
Well, I would - if they realized that we - again if - if we led them back to that stalemate only because our retaliatory power, our seconds, or strike at them after our first strike, would be so destructive they they couldn't afford it, that would hold them off.