Ronald Reagan

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

“Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”

“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!”

“It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?”

“There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.”

“History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.”

“We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That's the way freedom is, and we wouldn't change it for a minute.”

“The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.”

“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.”

“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.”

“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.”

“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.”

“Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible but probable.”

“Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.”

“I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner: 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.”

“Man is not free unless government is limited.”

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

“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”

“While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.”

“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”

“Don't be afraid to see what you see.”