Ronald Reagan idézet

„Politikusnak lenni nem rossz dolog. Ha sikeres vagy, hálásak neked, ha pedig lejáratod magad, még mindig írhatsz egy könyvet.“

—  Ronald Reagan

Neki tulajdonított idézetek
Eredeti: Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards. If you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book.

„A Kormány olyan, mint egy csecsemő. Egy nagy étvágyú emésztőcsatorna az egyik felén, a másik felén pedig semmi felelősségérzet.“

—  Ronald Reagan

Neki tulajdonított idézetek
Eredeti: Goverment is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

„Én az 1964-es Polgárjogi Törvény ellen szavaztam volna.“

—  Ronald Reagan

Neki tulajdonított idézetek
Eredeti: I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

„Úgy vettem észre, hogy mindenki, aki az abortusz pártján áll, már még született…“

—  Ronald Reagan

Forrás nélküli idézetek

„Tisztelem az 1964-es Emberjogi Törvényt. Ha szükséges, akár fegyverrel is az emberekre kényszeríteném.“

—  Ronald Reagan

Neki tulajdonított idézetek
Eredeti: I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.

„Nem arról van szó, hogy a liberálisok tudatlanok. Arról van szó, hogy sok mindent tudnak, ami nem úgy van.“

—  Ronald Reagan

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Eredeti: If isn't that Liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so much that isn't so.

„A legrémisztőbb „kilenc” szó az angol nyelvben a következő: "A kormány küldött, hogy segítsek önöknek."“

—  Ronald Reagan

Forrás nélküli idézetek
Eredeti: The nine most terrifying words in the Englist language are: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

„Mr. Gorbacsov, bontsa le ezt a falat! [http://iranyberlin.hu/erdekessegek-berlinrol/#erdekessegek]“

—  Ronald Reagan

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Eredeti: Mr Gorbachev – tear this wall down!

„A kormány gazdaságról alkotott képe néhány rövid mondatban összefoglalható: Ha mozog, adóztasd meg! Ha tovább mozog, szabályozd! Ha már nem mozog, támogasd.“

—  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.
Remarks to the White House Conference on Small Business (1986-08-15)
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Eredeti: 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. – Remarks to the White House Conference on Small Business (1986-08-15)

„Kiadtam utasításba, hogy ébresszenek fel bármikor, ha a nemzetet veszély fenyegeti, akkor is, ha éppen kormányülésen vagyok.“

—  Ronald Reagan

Neki tulajdonított idézetek
Eredeti: I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

„A politika a második legrégebbi mesterség. És rájöttem, nagyon hasonlít is az elsőre.“

—  Ronald Reagan

Neki tulajdonított idézetek

„Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.“

—  Ronald Reagan

„Honey, I forgot to duck.“

—  Ronald Reagan

To his wife, Nancy, while in hospital shortly after he was shot in an assassination attempt (30 March 1981). Reagan is believed to have been quoting the words of boxer Jack Dempsey to his wife after he lost to Gene Tunney in 1926. http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=26804
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)

„Although I held public office for a total of sixteen years, I also thought of myself as a citizen-politician, not a career one.“

—  Ronald Reagan

Address to the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce (10 July 1991)
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
Kontextus: Although I held public office for a total of sixteen years, I also thought of myself as a citizen-politician, not a career one. Every now and then when I was in government, I would remind my associates that "When we start thinking of government as 'us' instead of 'them,' we've been here too long." By that I mean that elected officeholders need to retain a certain skepticism about the perfectibility of government.

„Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.“

—  Ronald Reagan

„As government expands, liberty contracts.“

—  Ronald Reagan

„Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.“

—  Ronald Reagan

„Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.“

—  Ronald Reagan

As cited in The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World (2007), Alan Greenspan, Penguin Press, Chapter 4 (Private Citizen), p. 87 : ISBN 15942 01315
1980s

„The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.“

—  Ronald Reagan