Wisdom from Ronald Reagan

'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'

'Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement'

'Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty'

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

'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'

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

'If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party'

'It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first'

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