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Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday… The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production.
Ayn Rand1905–1982The Ayn Rand Letter (1971–1976)
- Thanksgiving
If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a Nation gone under.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004
I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that Jimmy Carter came to me and asked why I wanted his job. I told him I didn’t want his job. I want to be President.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004
- Clever Jabs
- Presidency
The greatness of our country has been based on our thinking that everyone has a right even to be wrong.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004
America is no stronger than its people⁠—and that means you and me. Well, I believe in you, and I believe that if we work together then one day we will say, ``We fought the good fight. We finished the race We kept the faith.’’ And to our children and our children’s children we can say, ``We did all that could be done in the brief time that was given to us here on earth.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004
The thought of being president frightens me. I do not think I want the job.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004
- Presidency
We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004Speech at Omaha Beach on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day (6 June 1984)
If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004A Time for Choosing (1964)
- Freedom
Not in spite of but because of our polyglot background, we have had all the strength in the world. That is the American way.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004While signing the Bill Providing Restitution for the Wartime Internment of Japanese-American Civilians, quoting himself at the funeral of Kazuo Masuda in December 1945 (10 August 1988)
Well I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — America’s best days are yet to come. Our proudest moments are yet to be. Our most glorious achievements are just ahead.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004Republican National Convention (17 August 1992)
- Hope
You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on Earth, or we will sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004“A Time for Choosing”, televised address for Barry Goldwater (27 October 1964)
- Freedom
It is the American sound. It is hopeful, big-hearted, idealistic, daring, decent, and fair. That’s our heritage; that is our song.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004Ronald Reagan’s Second Inaugural Address (1985)
- Patriotism
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
Will Rogers1879–1935
We are the first nation to starve to death in a storehouse that’s overfilled with everything we want.
Will Rogers1879–1935Daily Telegram #1355 (26 November 1930)
- Economics
Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Remember to lean back in the parade so everybody can see the president. Be sure not to get too fat, because you’ll have to sit three in the back.
Eleanor Roosevelt1884–1962
- Presidency