Ronald Reagan

Americans are a generous and a compassionate people, and no particular segment of our society has a monopoly on those traits.

She is truly a person for all seasons, possessing those unique qualities of temperament, fairness, intellectual capacity, and devotion to the public good.

I believe that this agreement will further the non-proliferation and other foreign policy interests of the United States.

I am pleased to transmit to the Congress...

The proposed bilateral agreement reflects the desire of the Governments of the United States and Egypt...

Today, all over America, families and friends are reuniting to renew ties, enjoy each other's company, and celebrate our Nation's birthday.

We can make America great again by putting the destiny of this Nation back in the hands of the people.

We're happy and proud because we're free, and we know the best of America is yet to be.

Putting people first has always been America's secret weapon.

What makes our revolution unique and so exciting, then, is that it changed the very concept of government.

When we unfurl our flags, strike up the bands, and light up the skies each July 4th, we celebrate the most exciting, ongoing adventure in human freedom the world has ever known.

I am pleased to nominate Kathleen M. Bennett to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

I believe that the best don’t always win. But I believe, and I’ve been proved correct, that the worst certainly lose.

We have the chance to prove what people can do on their own.

There is hereby established a Meritorious Service Medal, with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances, for award by the Secretary of a Military Department or the Secretary of Transportation with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating…

The values that cause us to care for our neighbors, our countrymen and people in faraway lands are the values that make us great.

I intend to nominate John A. Todhunter to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency.

We do not stagnate in a planned and withering government-dominated existence.

It's been a great pleasure to meet you, Mr. President, and to exchange views with you today.

Our friendship and cooperation will hasten the day when more of the people of the world can share what we're so fortunate to enjoy—freedom, strength, and confidence in the future.

We maintain that the role of governments we lead and of all other governments should be a limited one.

A philosophy can't be mere words. It must guide policy and be expressed in action.

Leadership must both recognize danger and stimulate confidence.

Australia is a friend for the long pull, where people see things basically as we do.

It is a matter of poise, of inner conviction, of the self-assurance that comes from being at ease with one's self.