Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.
Ronald ReaganI told you once that [our marriage] was like an adolescent's dream of what marriage should be like. That hasn't changed.
Ronald ReaganI don't know what I expected, but my first morning in the Oval Office had a surprising ring of familiarity to it. It reminded me a lot of my job as governor.
Ronald ReaganThe basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom...
Ronald Reagan