Ronald Reagan

"Not to the extent of throwing up my hands and saying, "Well, it's all over." No. I think whichever generation and at whatever time, when the time comes, the generation that is there, I think will have to go on doing what they believe is right."

"Until now has there ever been a time in which so many of the prophecies are coming together? There have been times in the past when people thought the end of the world was coming, and so forth, but never anything like this."

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

"History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap."

"America's recovery may have taken Soviet leaders by surprise. They may have counted on us to keep weakening ourselves. They've been saying for years that our demise was inevitable."

"Neither we nor the Soviet Union can wish away the differences between our two societies and our philosophies, but we should always remember that we do have common interests."

"Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge, it's common sense."

"I know what I'm about to say now is controversial, but I have to say it. This nation cannot continue turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to the taking of some 4,000 unborn children's lives every day. That's one every 21 seconds. One every 21 seconds. We cannot pretend that America is preserving her first and highest ideal, the belief that each life is sacred, when we've permitted the deaths of 15 million helpless innocents since the Roe versus Wade decision. 15 million children who will never laugh, never sing, never know the joy of human love, will never strive to heal the sick, feed the poor, or make peace among nations. Abortion has denied them the first and most basic of human rights. We are all infinitely poorer for their loss. There's another grim truth we should face up to: Medical science doctors confirm that when the lives of the unborn are snuffed out, they often feel pain, pain that is long and agonizing. This nation fought a terrible war so that black Americans would be guaranteed their God-given rights. Abraham Lincoln recognized that we could not survive as a free land when some could decide whether others should be free or slaves. Well, today another question begs to be asked: How can we survive as a free nation when some decide that others are not fit to live and should be done away with? I believe no challenge is more important to the character of America than restoring the right to life to all human beings. Without that right, no other rights have meaning. "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for such is the kingdom of God." I will continue to support every effort to restore that protection including the Hyde-Jepsen respect life bill. I've asked for your all-out commitment, for the mighty power of your prayers, so that together we can convince our fellow countrymen that America should, can, and will preserve God's greatest gift."

"What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."

"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself."

"You'd be surprised how much being a good actor pays off."

"My great-grandfather left here in a time of stress, seeking to better himself and his family. From what I'm told, we were a poor family. But my ancestors took with them a treasure, an indomitable spirit that was cultivated in the rich soil of this county. And today I come back to you as a descendant of people who are buried here in paupers' graves."

"These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war."

"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free."

"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

"Recognizing the equality of all men and women, we are willing and able to lift the weak, cradle those who hurt, and nurture the bonds that tie us together as one nation under God."

"America's future rests in a thousand dreams inside your hearts. It rests in the message of hope in songs of a man so many young Americans admire -- New Jersey's own, Bruce Springsteen."

"I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."

"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck."

"Sein Engagement zur Überwindung des Ost-West-Konflikts und seine Vision eines freien und vereinten Europas halfen die Voraussetzungen für eine Entwicklung zu schaffen, in der schließlich auch die Wiederherstellung der deutschen Einheit möglich wurde."

"Ich sage den Leuten, was ich ihnen sagen werde. Dann sage ich es. Und dann sage ich ihnen, was ich ihnen gesagt habe."

""Die zehn furchterregendsten Wörter der englischen Sprache sind: 'Hi, ich bin von der Regierung und komme, um Ihnen zu helfen!'" -Rede vor den Future Farmers of America, 28. Juli 1988"

"Herr Gorbatschow, öffnen Sie dieses Tor! Herr Gorbatschow, reißen Sie diese Mauer nieder!"

"Präsident von Weizsäcker hat gesagt: »Die deutsche Frage ist so lange offen, wie das Brandenburger Tor geschlossen ist.« Heute sage ich: [...] es ist nicht die deutsche Frage allein, die offen bleibt, sondern die Frage der Freiheit für die gesamte Menschheit."

"Meine amerikanischen Mitbürger, es freut mich, Ihnen heute mitteilen zu können, dass ich ein Gesetz unterschrieben habe, das Russland dauerhaft für vogelfrei erklärt. Wir beginnen in fünf Minuten mit der Bombardierung."

"Es gibt keine Grenzen des Wachstums, denn es gibt keine Grenzen der menschlichen Intelligenz, Fantasie und Wissbegier."

"Die Regierung ist nicht die Lösung unseres Problems. Sie ist das Problem."

"Was die freie individuelle Entscheidung für eine Abtreibung angeht, gibt es ein Individuum, an das überhaupt nicht gedacht wird, dasjenige, das abgetrieben wird. Mir ist aufgefallen, dass alle, die die Abtreibung befürworten, schon geboren sind."

"Die Freiheit ist eine zerbrechliche Sache, und sie ist nie mehr als eine Generation vom Aussterben entfernt."

"Es ist albern, darüber zu reden, wie lange wir im vietnamesischen Dschungel bleiben müssen. Wir könnten das ganze Land dem Erdboden gleich machen und als Parkplatz markieren und wären trotzdem an Weihnachten zu Hause."