Political Quotes

Ronald Reagan

The Public Record

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Reagan's presidency is noted for significant tax cuts, a strong anti-communist foreign policy, and the deregulation of various industries. His administration also faced challenges such as the Iran-Contra affair and economic issues, including inflation and unemployment.

Quotes by year · 1974200415,490 total · peak 1983 (2477)
1974: 1 quote1980: 1 quote1981: 1,260 quotes1982: 1,918 quotes1983: 2,477 quotes1984: 2,140 quotes1985: 1,528 quotes1986: 2,403 quotes1987: 1,824 quotes1988: 1,929 quotes1989: 4 quotes2003: 1 quote2004: 4 quotes
Apr 9, 1987

Candor and realism about the Soviets have helped the peace process.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 8, 1987

Pan American Day each year has served to remind us of these mutual goals.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 8, 1987

On the other side of the map there was a picture of family, and I found that if you put the family together, then the world took care of itself.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 8, 1987

It's time for Congress to admit that the process hasn't worked.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 8, 1987

I've been coming out here; I haven't paid any attention to it.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 8, 1987

I do hereby proclaim Friday, April 10, 1987, as Education Day, U.S.A.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 8, 1987

This Rio Treaty, born of the totalitarian threat to the region before and during World War II, has been strengthened ever since by resolute defense, against repeated attacks, of our common determination that this Hemisphere shall be a land…

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 8, 1987

I think we have been more right with our prediction of figures and so forth than they have.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 8, 1987

Technology is not the enemy of job creation but its parent, the very source of our economic dynamism and creativity.

presidency.ucsb.edu

Politicians like Ronald Reagan