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

Reagan: "Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out."

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

Reagan: "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."

Reagan: "Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."

Reagan: "I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life."

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

Reagan: "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."

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

Reagan: "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."

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

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

Reagan: "Trust, but verify."

Reagan: "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."

Reagan: "Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man."

Reagan: "No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!"