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

“Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about because the U.S. was too strong.”
- Ronald Reagan

“Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”
- Ronald Reagan

“If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”
- Ronald Reagan

“The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.”
- Ronald Reagan

“I’ve laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake me, even if it’s in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.”
- Ronald Reagan

“It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.”
- Ronald 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.”
- Ronald Reagan

“Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.”
- Ronald Reagan