❝ “We have listened to the wisdom in an old Russian maxim. And I’m sure you’re familiar with it, Mr. General Secretary…The maxim is…trust, but verify.” Ronald Reagan
❝ “Back then, 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
❝ “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” Ronald Reagan
❝ “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” Ronald Reagan
❝ “We’re too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We’re not, as some would have us believe, doomed to an inevitable decline.” Ronald Reagan
❝ “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.” Ronald Reagan
❝ “In your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride—the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire.” Ronald Reagan