First you win the argument, then you win the vote.

Consensus negates leadership.

When others spoke of the fear of war, you spoke of the need for warriors and peace through strength. When others bewailed the failure of big government to provide for the collective good, you spoke of self-reliance, of personal responsibility, of individual pride and integrity. When others preached compromise - when others demanded compromise, you, Ronald Reagan, preached conviction.

We need to create a mood where it is everywhere thought morally right for as many people as possible to acquire capital.

All attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. It must be business as usual.

There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.

Fear is not the basis for foreign policy.