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We must be cautious in claiming God is on our side. I think the real question we must answer is, are we on His side?
The bill's a textbook example of special interest pork barrel politics at work, and I have no choice but to veto it.
They've done away with those committees. That shows the success of what the Soviets were able to do in this country.
You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth.
There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
Republicans believe the best way to assure prosperity is to generate more jobs. The Democrats believe in more welfare.
We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor.
The White House is the leakiest place I've ever been in. (On special measures to ensure secrecy of plans to bomb Libya)
We can meet our destiny, and that destiny to build a land here that will be, for all mankind, a shining city on a hill.
You on the cutting edge of technology have already made yesterday's impossibilities the commonplace realities of today.
Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.
Don't give up on your ideals. Don't compromise. Don't turn to expediency. And for heaven's sake . . . don't get cynical.
I told you once that [our marriage] was like an adolescent's dream of what marriage should be like. That hasn't changed.
The signs of the Vietnam War protestors said "Make Love not War!" It didn't seem to me that they were capable of either.
I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
We are a nation that has a government-not the other way around. And that makes us special among the nations of the earth.
Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited.
Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with the things that move us toward progress and peace.
The difference between them and us is that we want to check government spending and they want to spend government checks.
I believe no challenge is more important to the character of America than restoring the right to life to all human beings.
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
There can be no security anywhere in the free world if there is no fiscal and economic stability within the United States.
Government is the people's business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with the first penny of tax paid.
We're looking forward to a great season at the University of California - if we find a way to put cleats on their sandals.
You know economists; they're the sort of people who see something works in practice and wonder if it would work in theory.
The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.
We stand together as we did two centuries ago, One people under God determined that our future shall be worthy of our past.
The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying, it's declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray
A broader reading of history shows that appeasement, no matter how it is labeled, never fulfills the hopes of the appeasers.
Our American tradition of neighbor helping neighbor has always been one of our greatest strengths and most noble traditions.
Our country is great because it is built on principles of self-reliance, opportunity, innovation, and compassion for others.
I was raised to believe that God has a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan.
A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.
Are you entitled to the fruits of your own labor or does government have some presumptive right to spend and spend and spend?
If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.
The Founding Fathers believed that faith in God was the key to our being a good people and America's becoming a great nation.
No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
Well, my head's full of questions My temp'rature's risin' fast Well, I'm lookin' for some answers But I don't know who to ask
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Mad or glad, Mr. Reagan is head over heels in love with Mrs. Reagan and can't even imagine a world without her - He loves her.
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
Revenues should be increased not by increasing the tax rates on the individual but by building a bigger economy for everybody.
It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of human history by denying human freedom and human dignity to its citizens.
We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.
The fact is, we'll never build a lasting economic recovery by going deeper into debt at a faster rate than we ever have before.
A friend of mine was asked to a costume ball a short time ago. He slapped some egg on his face and went as a liberal economist.
Trains are not any more energy efficient than the average automobile, with both getting about 48 passenger miles to the gallon.
The arts and humanities teach us who we are and what we can be. They lie at the very core of the culture of which we're a part.
When liberals say 'family', they mean 'Big Brother in Washington.' When we say 'family,' we mean 'honor thy father and mother.'