Between 1980 and 1990, the number of countries that were classified as 'free' or 'mostly free' increased by about 50%.

Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people.

Before you get mugged by reality, take out an insurance policy. It's the Reagan way.

It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye.

I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody that's working for you to do something, because the chances were very high he'd do it. In government, you don't have to worry about that.

Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better.

You don't get gushers of revenue by raising tax rates. You get it through expansion.