Riding with Reagan

That book was a fantastic read. And the Young American's Foundation for Freedom put out a Calender of Reagan this year. It is a must read.

Here are various quotes from the Calender ...

"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free."

"America's best days are yet to come."

"Every promise, every opportunity is still golden in this land."

"If we ever forget that we are 'One Nation Under God,' then we will be a nation gone under.

"The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying; its declared purpose was to protect the freedom to pray."

"Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all problems men face, if we'd only look there."

"Our leaders must remember that education doesn't begin with some isolated bureaucrat in Washington. It doesn't even begin with state or local officials. Education begins in the home."

"All great change in America begins at the dinner table."

"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."

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

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"

"There's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse."

"Our willingness to speak for freedom is no bargaining chip. It's an integral part of our foreign policy."

"Trust, but verify."

"We cannot play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent."

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" (1987)

"Freedom is not something to be secured in any one moment of time. We must struggle to preserve it every day. And freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."

"Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit."

"Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things. It is the continuous revolution of the marketplace. It is the understanding that allows us to recognize shortcomings and seek solutions."

"Wouldn't it be better for the human spirit and for the soul of this nation to encourage people to accept more responsibility to care for each other rather than leaving those tasks to paid bureaucrats."

"On my desk in the Oval Office, I have a little sign that says: 'There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.'"

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

"Well, one of the worst mistakes anybody can make is to be against Americans."

"When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat."

"The size of the federal budget is not an appropriate barometer of social conscience or charitable concern."

"Balancing the budget is a little like protecting your virtue: you just have to learn to say 'no'."

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

"We are a nation of freedom, living under God, believing all citizens must have the opportunity to grow, create wealth, and build a better life for those that follow."

"We in government should learn to look at our country through the eyes of the entrepreneur, seeing possibilities where others see only problems."

"Each generation goes farther than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation."

"Work and family are the center of our lives, the foundation of our dignity as a free people."

"We have the duty to protect the life of the unborn child."

"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."

"We the people" tell the government what to do--not the other way around."

It is time we remembered that freedom in America and stood up for the right and privilege to be free.