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February 07, 2009
Remembering President Ronald Reagan
"Terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength. They are invited by the perception of weakness."
-Ronald Reagan
"Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his."- Reagan
"Our enemies may be irrational, even outright insane, driven by nationalism, religion, ethnicity or ideology. They do not fear the United States for its diplomatic skills or the number of automobiles and software programs it produces. They respect only the firepower of our tanks, planes and helicopter gunships." -- Ronald Reagan
"The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become." - President Ronald Reagan, speech to The Creative Society, 1968.
"If we look to the answer as to why, for so many years, we achieved so much, prospered as no other people on Earth, it was because here, in this land, we unleashed the energy and individual genius of man to a greater extent than has ever been done before. Freedom and the dignity of the individual have been more available and assured here than in any other place on Earth. The price for this freedom at times has been high, but we have never been unwilling to pay that price."- Ronald Reagan, First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1981.
"American dream isn't one of making government bigger; it's keeping faith with the mighty spirit of free people under God." - Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, January 25, 1984.
"I don't know about you but I'm getting tired of whining voices telling us we can't do this and we can't do that. . . . Don't tell Americans what they can't do, just tell them what needs doing and then let them surprise you with their ingenuity. "- Ronald Reagan. Speech on recession, Jan. 1982.
"Mankind's best defense against tyranny and want is limited government--a government which empowers its people, not itself, and which respects the wit and bravery, the initiative, and the generosity of the people. For, above all, human rights are rights of individuals: rights of conscience, rights of choice, rights of association, rights of emigration, rights of self-directed action, and the right to own property. The concept of a nation of free men and women linked together voluntarily is the genius of the system our Founding Fathers established." - President Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 4885 - Bill of Rights Day, December 4, 1981.
"They were going to put seventeen unemployed people to work in a so-called training project clearing some park land. I vetoed the program because they were going to spend half the budget on seven administrators to see that the seventeen got to work on time." - Governor Ronald Reagan, to Students, April 12, 1973
"Our constitution is a document that protects the people from government." - Governor Ronald Reagan, to Students, Sept. 17, 1973.
"Why is the Constitution of the United States so exceptional?... Just three words: We the people. In... other constitutions, the Government tells the people of those countries what they are allowed to do. In our Constitution, we the people tell the Government what it can do. "- Ronald Reagan, State of the Union address. January 27, 1987.
""The house we hope to build is not for my generation but for yours. It is your future that matters. And I hope that when you are my age, you will be able to say as I have been able to say: We lived in freedom. We lived lives that were a statement, not an apology." - Ronald Reagan
Wild Thing's comment......
I guess I am still in shock about Obama and all he is doing. I forgot it was President Reagan's birthday yesterday. Some of you wrote to me and I thank you so much for reminding me. I really appreicate it.
President Reagan will always be the greatest President in my lifetime!
Posted by Wild Thing at February 7, 2009 04:40 AM
Comments
Don't feel bad, I forgot to Chrissie. Thanks for the quotes.
Posted by: James M at February 7, 2009 06:47 AM
I miss President Reagan.
Posted by: BobF at February 7, 2009 07:22 AM
Good old Dutch. To me, he exemplified the Presidency with grace, strength and compassion. He knew how to fix the problems. I remember my dad and I voting for Dutch when I was first ready to vote. I felt like I was so mature and ready to take on the world and my guy won!
Dutch Reagan earned a top spot in Heaven and he found favor with God. He cared so much for us and kept us safe all those years. He got our boys back and Iran knew he meant business. He brought down the wall of communication with Russia and Russia flourished with capitalism and freedom. We need another Dutch Reagan. Maybe it is Sarah Palin and Michael Steele.
God Bless Dutch. I miss him so much.
Posted by: Lynn at February 7, 2009 07:44 AM
2004 ? Has it been that long, it seems like a lifetime, since he was president. Always felt good to be an American, then. What a stark contrast between Ronald Reagan and 'whatshisname' . Its hard to believe that as a country we have devolved so far down since 1980.
Posted by: Mark at February 7, 2009 07:44 AM
As a post-script, maybe we all can come together and win one for the 'Gipper'. At least for the next 4 years.
Posted by: Mark at February 7, 2009 07:46 AM
The best part about President Reagan was he saw the the direction the Democrat party was going and got off their dependency and became independent. Even as a Republican he was berated by the Republican hierarchy as the bumpkin, he didn't fit in their elite globalist club. He put the nation above self and for that he ranks right up there with Teddy Roosevelt, unlike the UN sycophants we have now. Rest in peace - American, your are missed.
Posted by: Jack at February 7, 2009 08:43 AM
I really cared for President Reagan. The quotes are great. Here are some quotes that relate to Oblama...
"Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it."
-Margaret Weis,
Of all tyrannies a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
-C.S. Lewis
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.
-James Madison
"Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear."
-Harry S Truman
"Anyone that wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office."
-David Broder
Posted by: Steve Gaston at February 7, 2009 10:52 AM
It almost seems like ancient history since Reagan was president. His way with words was brilliant. He could say so much with just a short statement. He knew our main enemy was government. We have lost so much of our freedom to growing government in the 20 years since Reagan.
Perhaps God will send us another Ronald Reagan type. We sure need one.
Posted by: TomR at February 7, 2009 11:15 AM
Happy Birthday in Heaven, Mr. President. You are missed and not forgotten.
Ronald Reagan Slide Show: A Birthday Tribute
http://newsmax.com/reagan/slideshow.html
Posted by: Les at February 7, 2009 07:19 PM
James M.,. thank you so much.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 8, 2009 12:16 AM
BobF., me too, so very much.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 8, 2009 12:17 AM
Lynn, that made me smile. Thank you for sharing about when you voted for him. How neat! It was a special time in our lives and America's too.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 8, 2009 12:20 AM
Mark, yes it does seem like a lifetime ago.
I agree Mark..."Always felt good to be an American, then".
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 8, 2009 12:22 AM
Mark, I like that yesss I would like to do that very much.
"As a post-script, maybe we all can come together and win one for the 'Gipper'."
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 8, 2009 12:23 AM
Jack he sure did, he put our country before self.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 8, 2009 12:26 AM
Steve Gaston, thank you for those quotes too.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 8, 2009 12:27 AM
Tom, that is a huge thing about Reagan, you are so right. He knew big government was not what our founding fathers wanted for this country and new the dangers of it.
Yes I too hope there is another Reagan on the horizon.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 8, 2009 12:32 AM
Les, that is wonderful thank you for putting it here.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 8, 2009 12:33 AM
