Ronald Reagan Room

“Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.”
“A baby is an alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other.”
“A people free to choose will always choose peace.”
“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”
“All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.”
“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.”

“Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.”

“Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.”
“But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.”
“Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.”
“Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.”
“Don’t be afraid to see what you see.”
“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.”
“Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.”
“Facts are stubborn things.”
“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.”

“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.”
“Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.”
“Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.”
“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.”
“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.