Ronald Reagan Quotes
Facts are stupid things.
The Founding Fathers knew a government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they knew when a government set out to do that, it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose. So we have come to a time for choosing.
I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.
I'm told I can't use the word depression. Well, I'll tell you the definition. A recession is when your neighbor loses his job; depression is when you lose your job. Recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.
My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.
(during a sound check before a radio address in 1984)
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Honey, I forgot to duck.
(to his wife after being shot in the chest by John Hinckley, March 30, 1981)
