Our system freed the individual genius of man. Released him to fly as high & as far as his own talent & energy would take him. We allocate resources not by government. decision but by the millions of decisions customers make when they go into the market. place to buy. If something seems too high-priced we buy something else. Thus resources are steered toward those things the people want most at the price they are willing to pay. It may not be a perfect system but it's better than any other that's ever been tried.

The best way to get over a dog's death is to get another soon.

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 the price.

What we don't need is more spending, and what we don't need are taxes, and what we do need is a lot less of both.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

Through the history of our nation, Americans have always extended their hands in gestures of assistance.

. . . Government should do only those things the people cannot do for themselves.