[John D Harris]

We forget what a smart old bird Ronnie really was.

No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world,
is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men
and women." - Ronald Reagan

"Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose." -
Ronald Reagan

"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from
the government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant:
It's just that they know so much that isn't so." -
Ronald Reagan

"Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about
because the U.S. was too strong." - Ronald Reagan

"I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandment's would
have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S.
Congress." -
Ronald Reagan

"The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government
but doesn't have to take the civil service examination." - Ronald
Reagan

"Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at
one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
- Ronald Reagan

"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God,
then we will be a nation gone under." - Ronald Reagan

"The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on
this earth is a government program." - Ronald Reagan

"I've laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about
anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake
me. even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting." -
Ronald Reagan

"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I
have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the
first." -
Ronald Reagan

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few
short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps
moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -
Ronald Reagan

"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many
rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book." -
Ronald Reagan