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Quotes
A people free to choose will
always choose peace.
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.
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.
Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an
opening statement.
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.
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.
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's first duty is to protect the people, not
run their lives.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up
in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving,
regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to
rearrange them.
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're
just braver five minutes longer.
I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough
to take care of itself.
I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments
would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
I know in my heart that man is good. That what is
right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to
each and every life.
I've never been able to understand why a Republican
contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same
amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.
If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God,
then we will be a nation gone under.
Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind
what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal,
we never lose - somehow we win out.
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!
One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to
let the government run it.
People do not make wars; governments do.
Recession is when a neighbor loses his job.
Depression is when you lose yours.
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July,
but the democrats believe every day is April 15.
Surround yourself with the best people you can find,
delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've
decided upon is being carried out.
The best minds are not in government. If any were,
business would steal them away.
The government's view of the economy could be summed
up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving,
regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
The problem is not that people are taxed too little,
the problem is that government spends too much.
The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the
federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service
examination.
There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls
around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we
ourselves erect.
Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a
president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me
that, I stopped worrying.
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.
Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for
freeloaders.
We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is
not innocent.
We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn
child.
Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as
possible, the need for its own existence.
When you can't make them see the light, make them
feel the heat.
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