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" Optimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is less vigorous, but because democracy's enemies have refined their instruments of repression. "

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" Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. "

" My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out. "

" Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. "

" 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. "

" We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added. "

" Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root. "

" 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. "

" A people free to choose will always choose peace. "

" Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'. "

" If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen. "

" If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under. "

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

" People do not make wars; governments do. "

" Don't be afraid to see what you see. "

" 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. "

" There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect. "

" We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to the Commandments and the Golden Rule. "

" Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. "

" I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon. "

" No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology. "

" The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. "

" Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders. "

" It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts. "

" We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone. "

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

" One picture is worth 1,000 denials. "

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" But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret. "

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