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Jun. 8, 2006
Great Quotes by a Great American

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  One year ago, one of the greatest Presidents our country has seen, passed away. I have compiled some of his wittiest, funniest, truest, and all around greatest quotes President Reagan has uttered. There are so many, I’ll have to type a second article. God truly has blessed the USA with people like him.

 

I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.
Ronald Reagan

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
Ronald Reagan

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.
Ronald Reagan How can a president not be an actor?

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
Ronald Reagan

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
Ronald Reagan
Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.
Ronald Reagan

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.
Ronald Reagan

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
Ronald Reagan

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Ronald Reagan

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Ronald Reagan

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.
Ronald Reagan

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

Facts are stubborn things.
Ronald Reagan

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
Ronald Reagan

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.
Ronald Reagan
I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.
Ronald Reagan

 

 It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.
Ronald Reagan

 

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.
Ronald Reagan


Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.
Ronald Reagan

 

 Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Ronald Reagan

 

 Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.
Ronald Reagan

 

 The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Ronald Reagan

 

 The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.
Ronald Reagan

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.
Ronald Reagan

 

 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.
Ronald Reagan

 

 You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
Ronald Reagan

                               


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Jun. 25, 2006 - Untitled Comment

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Those are some great Quotes from a man I admired quite a bit, even though I'm not American. I think it is probably one of teh great world Leaders of the 20th Century.

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