Ronald Reagan Quotes

We must introduce a new balance in the relationship between the individual and the government--a balance that favors greater individual freedom and self-reliance.

I really didn't know much about the Libertarians. I knew they were for less government and more individual freedom. I liked that.

President Obama wants to increase the size of government and raise taxes, while I support less government and more individual freedom.

People are probably going to realize they can live with a lot less government than what they thought they needed.

Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.

No one has a right to obstruct another exercising his faculties innocently for the relief of sensibilities made a part of his nature.

Freedom Party International believes that the purpose of government is to protect every individual's fundamental freedoms, not to restrict them.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives

our society -- unlike most in the world -- presupposes that freedom and liberty are in a frame of reference that makes the individual, not government, the keeper of his tastes, beliefs, and ideas.

If the believers in liberty wish the principles of liberty taught, let them never intrust that instruction to any government; for the nature of government is to become a thing apart, an institution existing for its own sake, preying upon the people, and teaching whatever will tend to keep it secure in its seat.

The federal government should be less important in our lives, not more.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

Government should not tell you what to do unless there's a compelling public purpose.

And since our country's founding, we've tried to keep government's heavy hand out of our personal lives, while ensuring that we do the most important thing, which is to protect those who cannot protect themselves.

Government is a guarantor of liberty and is compatible with liberty only if its range is adequately restricted to the preservation of what is called economic freedom.

Liberty is always freedom from the government.

For libertarians, freedom entails the right of people to live their lives any way they choose, so long as their conduct is peaceful. For conservatives, freedom entails the right of government to do just about anything it wants, even if its conduct is violent.

To me, conservative means believing in a minimum amount of government and a maximum amount of freedom - and keeping government out of people's lives and business - and leaving people alone.

When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them; leave them alone.

Americans different in some maybe thoughts or emphasis still have the same ideas. They want a government that lets them be free, that leaves them alone, that doesn't interrupt and interfere with every aspect of their life, that lets them go to work and keep more of what they've worked hard to have.

No, our greatness does not come from our government.

I do not subscribe to the doctrine that the people are the slaves and property of their government. I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government.

The government continues to erode our freedom.

The liberals think government exists to fix what's wrong with America. They find fault with our Constitution, our economic model and our core values. We disagree with the premise of their argument. We believe there's nothing wrong with America that an extra dose of freedom won't cure.

America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.