Top 10 Greatest Quips from Ronald Reagan

Human Events ^ | 1/20/05

[rhema]

10. "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." —Remarks at a business conference, Los Angeles, March 2, 1977

9. "You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans." —The Observer, March 29, 1981

8. “Thomas Jefferson once said, "We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying." —Circa 1988

7. "I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting." —Said often during his presidency, 1981-1989

6. "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." —Remarks in Arlington, Virginia, September 25, 1987

5. "The 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." —Remarks to the White House Conference on Small Business, August 15, 1986

4. “I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.” —Said often during his presidency, 1981-1989

3. "All great change in America begins at the dinner table." —Farewell Address to the Nation, The White House, January 11, 1989

2. "I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." —The New York Times, September 22, 1980

1. "There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." — First Inaugural Address, January 21, 1981

[GoldwaterChick]

"Reagan was a man who could put chills down your spine every time he spoke"

Well said. Even reading his words here has put me in chills the entire time! I have a feeling this is going to become one of our longest, and most treasured, threads. There is no end to the incredible wisdom that Ronald Reagan possessed and he was blessed with the gift of being able to express it so beautifully.

I'm sure someone can post the part of President Reagan's speech at Normandy "...these are the boys of Pont du Hoc..." and the exact phrasing of where do we find these men?

I hope this will lure a certain lurker friend of mine to become a Freeper and post his favorite! (You know who you are!)

[RandallFlagg]

The libs are using the same playbook and making the same accusations against Bush as they did against Reagan.

Let them try. We know what OUR job is in that regard.

[tapatio]

Yes they are!

[tapatio]

We've done our part. And as I walk off into the city streets, a final word to the men and women of the Reagan revolution, the men and women across America who for 8 years did the work that brought America back. My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger, we made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all.

Farewell Address to the Nation, January 20th, 1989.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Everyone needs to go back to post #15 and click on link and ask the USPS to re-issue a $.39 Reagan stamp.

Done. I only buy about two books of stamps per year, but I would buy a lifetime supply if the did a reissue.

[mwyounce]

Thanks for posting that!

[del4hope]

Thanks for posting this as I take the tissue and wipe the tears from my eyes.

I miss this man. May he rest in peace.

[operation clinton cleanup]

But if history teaches anything, it teaches that simpleminded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly. It means the betrayal of our past, the squandering of our freedom."

Worth repeating for any DUmmy lurkers.

[W.]

Thank you!

[Windcatcher]

I remember watching that speech live on TV and never forgot it.

[freeandfreezing]

I tell you, everytime I read one of these threads I greatly regret being too young to remember this great man as our president.

If you ever get to southern California head for Simi Valley and visit the Reagan Library -- its an awesome place. Reagan Library web site I remember being astounded by the correspondence he carried on - in hand written notes - with Gorbachev. He didn't mince words!

[pleikumud]

Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose."
- Ronald Reagan

The same applies to the war on terrorists. We win, they lose. Of course the Democrats don't understand this concept, anymore than they understood the "Evil Empire" (USSR). With the Democrats, America is always wrong and the enemy must be right. No wonder it's called the Jackass Party.

[Windcatcher]

I just picked up sheet of the .37's while they were still available.

[DeSoto]

Let them try. We know what OUR job is in that regard.

Thanks to the Internet and Jim Robinson, that job will be much easier. We are no longer controlled by the publishers, TV Networks, and liberal academia. The truth is out there for everyone to see.

Thanks for being part of FR and doing your part.

[GoldwaterChick]

Sounds like a great bumper sticker to me. Except that it would no doubt cause a huge rise in rear-end collisions!

[cake_crumb]

"A people free to choose will always choose peace."

"Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources." [I think this is the "trees" quote everyone is thinking of]

"All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk."

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

[xmission]

You're welcome. I love it.

[xmission]

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

That made me laugh.

[Irish Rose]

I'm with you there. I've read and heard a lot, but to remember it myself - ah, that would be grand.

[cake_crumb]

"Let them try. We know what OUR job is in that regard."

Too right we do