Occupation: 40th U.S. President Birth: February 6, 1911 Death: June 5, 2004
Remember that every government service, every offer of government - financed security, is paid for in the loss of personal freedom... In the days to ….
Sometimes when I'm faced with an atheist, I am tempted to invite him to the greatest gourmet dinner that one could ever serve, and when we have finis….
We're Americans, and we have a rendezvous with destiny . . . No people who have ever lived on this earth have fought harder, paid a higher price for ….
I've always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other..
It's been written that the most sublime figure in American history was George Washington on his knees in the snow at Valley Forge. He personified a p….
When government gets too big, freedom is lost. Government is supposed to be the servant. But when a government can tax the people with no limit or re….
If you're explaining, you're losing..
The one thing our Founding Fathers could not foresee - they were farmers, professional men, businessmen giving of their time and effort to an idea th….
I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write it, but I'm glad he did. He wrote that you can go to liv….
The American people aren't overtaxed. The government in Washington is overfed. The main difference between ourselves and the other side is: we see an….
The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will never be an aggressor..
I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-….
A nation without borders is no nation at all..
. . . Government should do only those things the people cannot do for themselves..
All great change in America begins at the dinner table..
People who think a tax boost will cure inflation are the same ones who believe another drink will cure a hangover..
Families cannot prosper and keep America strong if government becomes a Goliath that preys upon their wealth, usurps their rights, and crushes their ….
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing..
The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying, it's declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray.
Balancing your budget is like protecting your virtue. You have to learn when to say no..
. . . I hope that when you're my age, you'll be able to say as I have been able to say: We lived in freedom, we lived lives that were a statement, no….