Ronald Reagan

There is magic in the free marketplace, and it works.

I would like to lift our sanctions and help Poland, but not until the Polish Government has ended martial law, released the detainees, and reopened a genuine dialog with Solidarity, led by Lech Walesa.

We just refer to it as the American spirit.

Government must stay within the limit of its revenues.

Tip O'Neill says to me that, after 6 o'clock at night, we're friends.

We're determined that we are going to bring them to that point where we end deficit spending in this country, and balance the budget.

77 percent of the people want us to balance the budget by cutting spending; only 13 percent want us to balance it by raising taxes.

I believe that when we show the money market that we have agreed upon a budget, there will be some confidence.

Armed aggression of that kind must not be allowed to succeed.

It would take Fidel Castro, recognizing that he made the wrong choice quite a while ago, and that he sincerely and honestly wants to rejoin the family of American nations.

Only a constitutional amendment will do the job.

In the 'Merchant of Venice,' Shakespeare wrote of a small candle and of how far it throws its beams.

This light that you sustain throws its beams across our land, adding to the perspective, understanding, and character of our people.

Imagine the fortune in ideas those books hold and the progress we can measure by understanding them.

Time and again the American people—you—have worked wonders that have astounded the world.

Our goal must be a balanced budget.

You've worked hard and contributed much so that the Folger may maintain its high standards despite growing financial pressures, and for that the country thanks you.

To see our factories reopening their gates, to see the unemployed return to their jobs, and every American enjoy the fruits of prosperity.

I believe we should have less spending, less taxes, and more prosperity.

It's been said that a true classic enriches the human mind, augments its treasures, and pushes mankind forward another step.

This was started by this administration with the idea that it is for the good and the welfare of the United States as well as for those neighbors of ours and for that strategic area.

I never have felt such warmth on the part of just the rank-and-file citizenry.

The American people desire the safe disposal of nuclear waste.

Our aid will encourage private sector activities instead of displacing them.

I believe that we all agree that first and foremost in any consideration of this issue is the fundamental need to protect the health and safety of all our citizens.