Ronald Reagan

"I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism."

"I used to think it was awful that life was unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe."

"The greatest strength America has is the American people."

"There is no accounting for what goes on in another person's heart."

"History teaches us that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap."

"A nation without borders is not a nation."

"Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a monopoly on the truth."

"I will stand with anybody to do right and to bring justice to any situation."

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own."

"Entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but it can be nurtured."

"I always laid my cards on the table."

"We are not just any nation, but a nation with a message."

"I have my faults, but changing my position is not one of them."

"The most important step any nation can take is to hold elections."

"It's not a matter of conservative versus liberal; it's a matter of statesmanship."

"You can't help the poor by destroying the rich."

"The ultimate determinant in the struggle between fundamental systems is not material power but the will and ideas that motivate these groups."

"I believe in the power of America to change the course of history."

"We cannot escape our destiny, nor should we try to do so."

"Achievement comes to someone when he is able to do what he dreams about."

"To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy."

"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."

"I believe the greatest threat is from within."

"There is no one who loves peace more than I do."

"The greatest gift is the love of family."

"I want to remind you that if there is a single thing we can learn from history, it is that policies that help some at the expense of others lead to conflict."

"I have always believed that courage is not the absence of fear, but rather an assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to do, try our very best to do it."

"It is not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work."

"The tenth greatest threat to American security is the national media."