The most fundamental paradox is that if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use it successfully. We Americans don't want war and we don't start fights. We don't maintain a strong military force to conquer or coerce others. The purpose of our military is simple and straightforward: we want to prevent war.
Ronald ReaganPeople are tired of wasteful government programs and welfare chiselers, and they are angry about the constant spiral of taxes and government regulations, arrogant bureaucrats, and public officials who think all of mankind's problems can be solved by throwing the taxpayers dollars at them.
Ronald ReaganMy doctors told me this morning my blood pressure is down so low that I can start reading the newspapers.
Ronald ReaganOne of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. Itโs very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project, most people are a little reluctant to oppose anything that suggests medical care for people who possibly canโt afford it.
Ronald Reagan