26 President Reagan Quotes for You to Enjoy

All of us who covered the Reagans agreed that President Reagan was personable and charming, but I'm not so certain he was nice. It's hard for me to think of anyone as 'nice' when I hear him say 'The homeless are homeless because they want to be homeless.' Helen Thomas

President Reagan, Jack Kemp and other advocates of supply-side economics understood that pro-growth tax, spending and economic policies were essential to America's long-term economic and fiscal health. Bob Beauprez

The first news event I understood as a small child was the loss of the space shuttle Challenger, which President Reagan eloquently mourned from the Oval that evening. Pete Buttigieg

First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in other areas and then persuaded him that this was important to us and to me, and that we had to at least be in the process of looking at this seriously. Brian Mulroney

President Reagan is now at rest. We mourn his passing, but we are grateful for the gifts he gave us: a safer world, strong economic base, and a renewed belief in America's greatness. Elton Gallegly

To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the military hegemony it sought in Western Europe and of restoring the will, cohesiveness, and security of the NATO alliance, so badly frayed during the turbulent 1970s. Frank Gaffney

Will NATO Military Lasting President President Reagan Recognized Security Staying Restoring Both Alliance Never He Badly Moscow Importance Terms Course Sought Reagan His Western Western Europe Denying Turbulent Hegemony Europe Strategic Credit

Having worked for him in the nuclear weapons policy business, I can tell you that President Reagan was committed to assuring the effectiveness of our nuclear deterrent. Frank Gaffney

You Business President Assuring Our President Reagan Tell Weapons Having Deterrent Him Policy Reagan Effectiveness Committed Worked Nuclear Nuclear Weapons

Our borders have got to be secured. You know, when President Reagan, who was one of my idols, granted amnesty to about three million illegal immigrants, it was based on the fact that the borders would be secured. That didn't happen. It didn't happen during the Bush administration. Jan Brewer

You Three President Our President Reagan Immigrants Secured Administration Would Would-Be Borders About Fact Know Got Reagan Idols Happen Bush Bush Administration Granted Illegal Who Illegal Immigrants Based Amnesty Million

All Americans and freedom-loving people around the world owe President Reagan our deepest gratitude for his strong, principled leadership that ended the Cold War and brought freedom to millions of people. Jim Ramstad

War Leadership Freedom Gratitude People World Strong Cold Cold War President Our President Reagan All Americans Brought Freedom-Loving Principled Around Reagan His Owe American Ended Deepest Millions Millions Of People

With his trademark courage and conviction, President Reagan led us out of the Cold War, spreading his vision of freedom, resulting in the release of millions of people from the yoke of communism. John Doolittle

War Freedom Courage Communism People Vision Conviction Cold Cold War President President Reagan Release Out Resulting Reagan Spreading Trademark His Led Yoke Us Millions Millions Of People

Does anybody remember, back in the depths of the recession of 1981-82, how President Reagan kept his chin up and exhorted American businesses to work hard and produce an economic recovery? Lawrence Kudlow

Work Work Hard Remember Recession President Back President Reagan Economic Recovery Economic Recovery Does How Reagan His Up American American Businesses Anybody Chin Produce Depths Hard Businesses Kept

President Reagan preached 'trickle down economics' but naively did not reckon on the fact that the wealthy would only care about getting more for themselves instead of caring about helping those with less. Mark Goulston

Care Economics Down President Caring President Reagan Reckon Those Trickle Would Wealthy About More Only Fact Instead Reagan Preached Did Getting Themselves Less Helping

President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people. Ralph Nader

Government People President President Reagan Backs Promise Wrap He Demands Around Reagan Off Itself Getting Elected Now

C. Everett 'Chic' Koop became U.S. Surgeon General under President Reagan. He was a world renowned pediatric surgeon who had a tumultuous Senate confirmation process due to partisanship. Chic took office in January 1982, a time of 'tobacco wars' and a new and evolving terrifying disease that we ultimately came to know as AIDS. Richard Carmona

Time World Surgeon President AIDS Took President Reagan Evolving General Had He New Know Partisanship Became Terrifying Renowned Reagan Due Came Ultimately Chic Office Senate Disease Tumultuous Confirmation Process January Tobacco Who Wars

When you tax capital gains income, you don't help the economy, you hurt the economy, which is why President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton and President Bush all believed we should have a lower rate for capital gains. Rob Portman

You Hurt President President Bush President Clinton President Kennedy President Reagan Rate Economy Reagan Clinton Tax Which Gains Bush Capital Capital Gains Lower Should Help Income Believed Why Kennedy

President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security. Samantha Power

National Reputation Other President President Reagan Security More Toughness Course Reagan Than Person Did National Security Any Republican

We all obviously need others to look up to, and be inspirational to us. Ford did a great job as far as putting the presidency back where it belonged, getting the trust back after Nixon. And President Reagan has been one of the most influential presidents. Steve Garvey

Inspirational Great Trust Job Presidency President Others Back President Reagan Presidents Nixon Has-Been Great Job Putting Look Most Obviously Ford Reagan Been Up Did Getting Where As Far As Influential After Far Us Belonged Need

President Reagan stood for conservative principles in a way that brought people together. Ted Cruz

Together People Conservative President President Reagan Way Brought Principles Reagan Stood

We got two examples in recent history from this country. One in the '80s under President Reagan. One under President Clinton and the Democratic-controlled Congress in the '90s. We had nearly 5 percent growth rate in each of those decades. We can do it again for sure. Tim Pawlenty

History Country Congress President President Clinton President Reagan Those Percent Rate Examples Had Sure Got Reagan Clinton Decades Again Each Nearly Growth Growth Rate Recent Recent History Two

Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people. William L. Jenkins

People Political Valuable President President Reagan Weapon Had Underestimated Most Reagan Opponents Arsenal Political Opponents Often Dismissed Bond

Over the course of two terms, President Reagan revolutionized the Republican Party and changed the political atmosphere in a way still being felt today. William L. Jenkins

Today Political Party Changed President President Reagan Way Atmosphere Over Terms Course Felt Reagan Still Revolutionized Being Republican Republican Party Two

President Reagan always gave the credit to the American people and American ideals. He treated his job as a valuable temporary loan from the American people, a loan that should be respected and returned with dutiful appreciation. William L. Jenkins

President Reagan was a leader at a time when the American people most needed leadership. He outlined a vision that captured the imagination of the free world, a vision that toppled the Communist empire and freed countless millions. Dennis Hastert

Time Leadership People World Vision Free Leader Imagination President President Reagan He Free World Freed Countless Empire Most Reagan American American People Communist Captured Millions Needed

I'll confess that, from an early age, I was a huge fan of President Reagan because my parents bought me an enormous stuffed monkey that they named President Reagan - yes, I get it now. Uzodinma Iweala

President Reagan Quotes

No more president reagan quotes