Ronald Reagan Quotes

Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.

For there are very few so foolish who would not rather govern themselves than be governed by others.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves.

I loved being governor. It’s like running your own little country.

The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.

I like being in charge. I like being able to control my own destiny and ideas.

Freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority.

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

I like control.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I know what you're going to say! 'They are men, and men should be free.' A free man is dangerous to himself and everyone else. Freedom should be left to those who can put it to good use.

Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.

Yes, I'm your governor now. I'll take care of you.

Why do I want somebody to tell me what to do, tell me what I'm doing wrong? I want to be the boss.

Being responsible, I will direct, and will be responsible for nothing that I do not direct.

To govern is to chose.

Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful because no men can be trusted to look after anyone else.

He that would govern others, first should be The master of himself.

It is easier to rule others than to keep from being ruled oneself.

No one can depute authority. It comes too much from personal accidents, and too little from reason or law to be handed over to others.

Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.

Independence means voluntary restraints and discipline, voluntary acceptance of the rule of law.