‘The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.’
– Ronald Reagan
‘The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.’
– 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
‘The taxpayer: That’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.’
– Ronald Reagan
‘I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.’
-Ronald Reagan
‘Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.’
– Ronald Reagan
‘The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.’
-Ronald Reagan
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’
-Ronald Reagan
‘Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.’
– Ronald Reagan
Our video of Steven Hayward’s Author’s Night presentation on The Age of Reagan is now up on YouTube.
In securing the Republican presidential nomination, Ronald Reagan bested some high ranking Senate Republicans, including the then-minority leader, a victory which would come back to haunt him.