Ronald Reagan American Dream Quote Quotes

The national Democratic leadership is going so far left, they've left America. Don't let them bury the American dream in their graveyard of gloom and envy. ~ Ronald Reagan

For a time, we forgot the American dream isn't one of making government bigger, it's keeping faith with the mighty spirit of free people under God ~ Ronald Reagan

The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become. ~ Ronald Reagan

Just think how happy you'd be if you lost everything you have right now & then got it back. ~ Ronald Reagan

Stick to your dreams and determine that you're going to make them come true. ~ Ronald Reagan

We will never disarm any American who seeks to protect his or her family from fear and harm. ~ Ronald Reagan

Someone told me it was a round thing that gobbles up money. I thought that was Tip O'Neill. ~ Ronald Reagan

He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and a true American champion. ~ Ronald Reagan

That's the nice thing about this job. You get to quote yourself shamelessly. If you don't, Larry Speakes will. ~ Ronald Reagan

A strong American economy is essential to the well-being and security of our friends and allies. ~ Ronald Reagan

My dream is to see the day when nuclear weapons will be banished from the face of the Earth. ~ Ronald Reagan

From my mother I learned the value of prayer, how to have dreams and believe I could make them come true. ~ Ronald Reagan

Trust, But Verify...Ronald Reagan ~ Ronald Reagan

The challenge of statesmanship is to have the vision to dream of a better, safer world and the courage, persistence, and patience to turn that dream into reality. ~ Ronald Reagan

For us to ignore by inaction the slaughter of American civilians and American soldiers, whether in nightclubs or airline terminals, is simply not in the American tradition. Self-defense is not only our right, it is our duty. ~ Ronald Reagan

If there's one thing the American people aren't lacking, it is courage. ~ Ronald Reagan

We are going to put an end to the notion that the American taxpayer exists to fund the Federal Government. ~ Ronald Reagan

He's cutting the heart out of the American dream to own a home and have a good job ... and still he's popular

Tip O'Neill on Ronald Reagan ~ Chris Matthews

The family has always been the cornerstone of American society. Our families nurture, preserve, and pass on to each succeeding generation the values we share and cherish, values that are the foundation of our freedoms. ~ Ronald Reagan

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders. ~ Ronald Reagan

Governments don't produce economic growth people do. ~ Ronald Reagan

Tax increases don't eliminate deficits they increase govt. spending. ~ Ronald Reagan

All great change in America begins at the dinner table. ~ Ronald Reagan

Morality in the long run aligned with strategy. ~ Ronald Reagan

Please tell me you're Republicans. ~ Ronald Reagan

How can a president not be an actor? ~ Ronald Reagan

Radio was theater of the mind. ~ Ronald Reagan

I hope you're all Republicans. ~ Ronald Reagan

People don't start wars, governments do. ~ Ronald Reagan

Most of my dreams came true. ~ Ronald Reagan

If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question. ~ Ronald Reagan

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! ~ Ronald Reagan

And always remember that you are Americans, and it is your birthright to dream great dreams in this sweet and blessed land, truly the greatest, freest, strongest nation on Earth. ~ Ronald Reagan

It's just too bad we can't have an epidemic of botulism. ~ Ronald Reagan

Socialists ignore the side of man that is the spirit. They can provide you shelter, fill your belly with bacon and beans, treat you when you're ill, all the things guaranteed to a prisoner or a slave. They don't understand that we also dream. ~ Ronald Reagan

The most confident person in any transaction ALWAYS introduces themselves first. ~ Ronald Reagan

Anybody from any corner of the world can come to America to live and become an American. ~ Ronald Reagan

to campaign for her husband. ~ Ronald Reagan

Here you discover that so long as books are kept open, then minds can never be closed. ~ Ronald Reagan

Our American tradition of neighbor helping neighbor has always been one of our greatest strengths and most noble traditions. ~ Ronald Reagan

Facts are stupid things. ~ Ronald Reagan

Don't let anyone tell you that America's best days are behind her - that the American spirit has been vanquished. We've seen it triumph too often in our lives to stop believing in it now. ~ Ronald Reagan

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. ~ Ronald Reagan

The American people cannot close their eyes to abuses of human rights and injustice, whether they occur among friend or adversary or even on our own shores. ~ Ronald Reagan

Trees, how many of 'em do we need to look at? ~ Ronald Reagan

America's best days lie ahead. You ain't seen nothing yet. ~ Ronald Reagan

These gentlemen are the moral equivalents of America's founding fathers. ~ Ronald Reagan

If it takes a bloodbath, let's get it over with. ~ Ronald Reagan

The current tax code is a daily mugging. ~ Ronald Reagan

I'm a gooey, gushy gumdrop bullshitty drop bombs on Russia! ride a horse ... ~ Ronald Reagan

There are worse things to be called than a dreamer. ~ Ronald Reagan

Through you, we feel as giants, once again. ~ Ronald Reagan

The District of Columbia is one gigantic ear. ~ Ronald Reagan

What would this country be without this great land of ours. ~ Ronald Reagan

There is no humanity or charity in destroying self-reliance, dignity, and self-respect. ~ Ronald Reagan

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty ~ Ronald Reagan

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. ~ Ronald Reagan

Detente - isn't that what a farmer has with his turkey - until Thanksgiving? ~ Ronald Reagan

I think the presidency is an institution over which you have temporary custody. ~ Ronald Reagan

But Nancy is right - Presidents don't have vacations - they just have a change of scenery"; ~ Ronald Reagan

There's no question I am an idealist, which is another way of saying 'I am an American.' ~ Ronald Reagan

No government has ever voluntarily reduced itself in size - and that, in a way, became my theme. ~ Ronald Reagan

Freedom prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought, and humbly accepted. ~ Ronald Reagan

America's best days are yet to come. ~ Ronald Reagan

An informed patriotism is what we want. ~ Ronald Reagan

You and I have a rendevous with destiny. ~ Ronald Reagan

Don't be afraid to see what you see. ~ Ronald Reagan

At the root of everything that we're trying to accomplish is the belief that America has a mission. We are a nation of freedom, living under God, believing all citizens must have the opportunity to grow, create wealth, and build a better life for those who follow. If we live up to those moral values, we can keep the American dream alive for our children and our grandchildren, and America will remain mankind's best hope. ~ Ronald Reagan

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. ~ Ronald Reagan

Trust, but verify. ~ Ronald Reagan

The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated. ~ Ronald Reagan

Doverey, no proverey - Trust but verify. ~ Ronald Reagan

Honey, I forgot to duck ~ Ronald Reagan

This administration is totally colorblind. ~ Ronald Reagan

I am not a scientist. ~ Ronald Reagan

A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions tell me that's true, but the facts and evidence tell me it is not. ~ Ronald Reagan

Families stand at the center of our society. And every family has a personal stake in promoting excellence in education. ~ Ronald Reagan

If our planes were shot down, yes, they's wake me right away. If the other fellows' were shot down, why wake me up? ~ Ronald Reagan

A hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah. ~ Ronald Reagan

Harry Truman once said: "Find me a one-armed economist, because every one I know always says, 'Well, on the other hand . . . ~ Ronald Reagan

Whatever else history may say about me when I'm gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears; to your confidence rather than your doubts. My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way. ~ Ronald Reagan

There are simple answers to the nation's problems, but not easy ones. ~ Ronald Reagan

You'd be surprised how much being a good actor pays off. ~ Ronald Reagan

Politics is, for me, forgive and -as you may have heard- sometimes forget. ~ Ronald Reagan

I won't hold my opponent's youth and inexperience against him. ~ Ronald Reagan

America is still an eagle, and she's ready to soar again. ~ Ronald Reagan

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future. ~ Ronald Reagan

One of mankind's problems is we keep committing the same errors. ~ Ronald Reagan

Government is not the solution, but rather the cause of our problems. ~ Ronald Reagan

It's time that we recognized that ours was in truth a noble cause. ~ Ronald Reagan

History is made by men and women of vision and courage. Tonight freedom is on the march. ~ Ronald Reagan

There is a limit to what you can do in politics. ~ Ronald Reagan

On the fundamental dignity of the human person, there can be no relenting! ~ Ronald Reagan

Everywhere we go, Nancy makes the world a little better. ~ Ronald Reagan

Trust the people
that is the crucial lesson of history. ~ Ronald Reagan

Here's my strategy on the Cold War: we win, they lose. ~ Ronald Reagan

In this new world economy, national boundaries are increasingly becoming obsolete. ~ Ronald Reagan

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better than any centralized government planning process. ~ Ronald Reagan

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation. ~ Ronald Reagan

I'm just a citizen temporarily in public service. ~ Ronald Reagan