Happy Birthday President Reagan

Quotes from the "Gipper"

"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."

"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."

"Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty."

"Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States."

"Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets."

"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"

"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."

"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'"

"Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man."

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

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

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 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."

"When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat."